Four-year-old girl killed in dog attack

Not much to go atm, but so sad.

A four-year-old girl has died in a dog attack in Milton Keynes, police have said.

Officers were called by the ambulance service just after 17:00 GMT on Tuesday to reports a dog had attacked a child in the back garden of a property in Broadlands, Netherfield.

Shortly afterwards, it was confirmed a child had died at the property.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-64476833

Clearly not as important as attacking Brexit ....

More information for anyone interested ;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-64486423

It's one of those things there isn't much to discuss? It's an awful tragedy and everyone agrees on that without much to add. I guess there is a discussion about the regulation of dangerous dogs to be had but we don't know the type of dog yet do we?

[Mr K]

Too many dogs in this country, started in lockdown. People can't be arsed to walk them anylonger and pay ridiculous dog walkers who struggle to control several dogs. God know how they manage to pick up number 2s - judging by the pavements they don't. Those that do hang it in a bag in a tree for some bizarre reason...

[Dude111]

Very sad........ Thank you Paul for the report

[Halcyon]

Very sad indeed.


I've said itmany times and will say it again. I know dogs can be great companions but they are well known for quick changes in personality. This can be caused by many things.
One minute a dog could be playing with a child and then it reacts due to something and bits their arm off.

[1andrew1]

There's a thoughtful piece here on Sky News worth a read. Excerpts below. Key issue is it seems to be no one's responsibility in government.

Why dogs attack: From TikTok trends to lockdown habits, what could be behind the rise in fatal dog bites

Two fatal dog attacks have already happened in 2023 - a dog walker mauled to death and then a four-year-old girl killed in her back garden. Last year saw a record 10 dog-related deaths, but what's behind the sudden rise?

What the numbers say

In the last 20 years, the number of adults needing hospital treatment after a dog bite has tripled.

The dog population has increased, but not enough to account for that huge jump - which means dogs are biting humans more than they used to. It's adults in particular where the change is seen.

Dr Tulloch wants dog attacks to be seen as a public health crisis, but said because they don’t clearly fall under anyone’s remit nobody in government has taken it on.

“It can't just be just education or just legislation is going to have to be a combination of things and ensuring … consistent messaging and everyone's on the same page with it.”

There are some simple fixes, he said, such as banning letter boxes from ground height to prevent some of the 32 attacks on postal workers that happen each week.

Ms Bescoby said breeding and importing dogs needed attention, as well as how the dog training industry is regulated because at the moment anyone can call themselves a behaviourist and potentially give out harmful advice.

https://news.sky.com/story/why-dogs-...bites-12800551