List of fatal dog attacks

This is a list of human deaths caused by dogs, which have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources. For additional information on causes of death and studies related to fatalities resulting from dog bites or attacks, see Fatal dog attacks.

Fatalities in Asia-Pacific region[edit]

Date Victim Dog type (Number) Circumstances
February 24, 2024 Divyanshi, 1, Female Stray dog (1+) India, Dehli — The young girl was attacked by several stray dogs and declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.[1]
October 15, 2023 66, Male Rottweiler Australia, Tasmania, Allens Rivulet — The family dog named Ruben bit his owner and caused serious injuries to his lower legs. He died at the scene. The wife also sustained serious injuries and was brought to the hospital. The dog was euthanized.[2][3][4][5][6]
October 12, 2023 Elizabeth "Effie" Whittaker, 78, Female Unknown New Zealand, Northland, Moerewa — The victim had been hanging out the washing when she had to intervene in a dog fight and one of the dogs turned on her. It was not a roaming dog as first reported. Two more people got attacked and suffered moderate injuries. The dog was shot by a neighbor.[7][8][9]
July 2, 2023 Pratheep, 78, Male Pit bull (2) Thailand, Lampang — Two Pit Bulls, named Big and Black, killed their 78-year-old owner while he slept.[10]
May 18, 2023 Female Pit bull Vietnam, Binh Duong Province, Di An City — The dog fatally attacked the mother of the owner of the dog.[11]
February 18, 2023 Mia Riley, 5 weeks, Female Rottweiler (2) Australia, New South Wales, Moruya — The victim was sleeping in her cradle outside her grandfather’s home when the two dogs attacked her out of nowhere. Neighbours claimed that they were worried about the dogs and that they had complained to the council. Both dogs have been euthanized.[12]
December 3, 2022 Kane Minion, 42, Male Bandog Bullmastiff cross, Rhodesian Ridgeback cross Australia, Queensland, Logan — Minion, 42, was working and trying to read a meter when he was set upon by the dogs in the front yard of a fenced property on Ison Road in the Logan suburb of Greenbank on the morning of December 3. He died at the scene. The two dogs were euthanized.[13][14]
August 4, 2022 Neville Thomson, 69 Dogs (6) New Zealand, Northland, Panguru — The victim was attacked by his friend's dogs. His dogs were not involved in the attack.[15][16][17]
July 13, 2022 82, Female Pit bull India, Lucknow, Kaiserbagh — The pet attacked its owner in her house. She was taken to hospital by her son but died due to blood loss. She suffered very serious injuries. She had several deep wounds from her neck to her abdomen as well as on her legs.[18]
January 29, 2022 Talan Peters, 2, Male Bull Arab Australia, Queensland, Mena Creek — Two-year-old boy was mauled to death by the family's pig hunting dog, sustaining major skull trauma. After being transported to Innisfail Hospital and then again to Townsville Base Hospital, the toddler died from internal bleeding while in an induced coma after going through emergency brain surgery.[19][20][21][22][23][24]
November 8, 2022 Jyedon Pollard, 2, Male Cattle dog,

Rottweiler

Australia, New South Wales, Central West — The boy got into the area where the dogs were kept and were attacked.[25][26]
December 24, 2021 Manny Eveleigh, 5, Male bull-terrier cross Australia, Queensland, Varsity Lakes — A five-year-old boy was mauled to death by a family friend's dog.[27]
July 11, 2021 Undisclosed, 5 weeks old, Male American Staffordshire Terrier Australia, New South Wales, Kariong — Five-week-old baby boy was mauled to death by the family dog in the early hours of the morning.[28]
June 8, 2021 Amanda Carmichael, 41, Female Pit bull cross (3) Australia, Maryborough, Queensland — The woman visited a property where she was minding the dogs while their owner was away, they mauled her to death in the backyard. Neighbours raised the alarm.[29][30]
March 29, 2020 Sally Holland, 91, Female Bullmastiff x Pit bull (3) Australia, New South Wales, Vincentia — Three dogs escaped their yard in the early morning and headed to Collingwood Beach where they attacked a total of 5 people, killing a 91-year-old woman while she was on her morning walk. The four other people were taken to hospital with bites and lacerations.[31][32]
September 2019 Birgitte Kallestad, 24, Female Unknown Philippines — The woman was on holiday and took care of a puppy. The puppy bit her playfully and infected her with rabies. She died later at home in Norway. This imported rabies case was the first case of rabies in 200 years in Norway.[33]
July 10, 2019 Leo Biancofiore, 61, Male American Staffordshire Terrier Australia, Victoria, Mill Park — The victim, a wheelchair user, was attacked and killed by his son's dog. The victim's 58-year-old wife was hospitalized with serious injuries. Police officers jumped a fence and fired shots to stop the attack. The dog, which was not registered locally, was captured and euthanized.[34][35]
June 10, 2019 Graham Smith, 51, Male Staffordshire Bull Terrier Australia, New South Wales, Nowra — Victim was found dead in his unit. After investigating the death, investigators came to the conclusion he was attacked by his dog after having an epileptic seizure. There were extensive injuries to the body. The dog was euthanized.[36][37][35]
May 16, 2019 Rosemary O'Reilly, 72, Female Staffordshire Bull Terrier x Rhodesian Ridgeback Australia, New South Wales, Wilton — The couple's pet dog attacked either the wife or husband (reports vary) and the other stepped in to help. Both suffered severe bite wounds. The woman died in hospital. The dog was seized, had been owned by the couple for about 3 years, was registered, and had not been reported to the council previously. There were several dogs at the home.[38]
March 20, 2019 Iat, 75, Female Pit bull (6) Thailand, Bangkok — The victim's family returned home to find the 75-year-old grandmother had been attacked and mauled by the family's six pit bull terriers. The woman was found dead, lying in a pool of blood outside the house, having been bitten all over. The dogs were put back in their cage.[39]
January 24, 2019 Colin Amatto, 40, Male American Staffordshire Terrier (2) Australia, New South Wales, Tregear — The victim was attacked on January 24 and sustained a significant number of injuries to his face, abdomen, and chest, and went into cardiac arrest. He was placed in an induced coma and died five weeks later on March 1, 2019. A 30-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter were also injured in the attack and taken to hospital with minor injuries. The family dogs Boof and Hope were euthanized. The family called for the creation of Colin’s Law, which would allow for the seizure and euthanasia of dogs that had been involved in attacks and had caused significant harm. One of the dogs that attacked Colin had attacked a man before but was returned to its owner. [40][41][35][42]
March 3, 2018 Kamillah Jones, 1, Female Rottweiler Australia, New South Wales, Inverell — The dog grabbed the baby girl out of her pram while the mother was walking with her daughter down the street. The child suffered critical injuries and died on the way to hospital. The dog, owned by a family member, had cleared a fence. The dog was seized.[43][44]
October 25, 2017 Tania Klemke, 46, Female Pitt bull Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra — The family dog "Simba" attacked a friend of the victim. The victim helped her friend and was attacked herself.[45][46][47]
February 25, 2014 Tomiko Hashiba, 59, Female Tosa Inu Japan, Hokkaido, Takeura — The woman was attacked and lost consciousness and drowned in a river.[48][49]
June 11, 2011 Mana Tesrit, 51, Male Golden Retriever Thailand, Sattahip district — A 51-year-old Thai man is mauled to death by a 3-year-old Golden Retriever. The man's wife suggested that the dog may have killed the man because he had long abused the dog, such as by kicking it. Several bystanders witnessed the attack.[50]

Fatalities in Austria[edit]

Fatalities in Canada[edit]

Fatalities in France[edit]

Date Victim Dog type (Number) Circumstances
December 29, 2023 41, Male Rottweiler Pays de la Loire, Tiercé — The dog attacked its owner and another man. The two men, aged 41 and 51, were found the next morning. They hid in their car in fear of the dog which was still around. One died, and the second victim was seriously injured.[51][52]
July 5, 2023 1, Male Caucasian Shepherd Dog Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Yonne, Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye — The 18-month-old boy was playing in the garden. At some point, he opened the door to a kennel at the end of the garden and was bit in the face by the dog.[53]
August 8, 2020 16 month, Female Pit bull Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente-Maritime, Gémozac — The young girl was attacked by her father's dog.[54][55]
October 30, 2022 84, Female Dogo Argentino Réunion, Saint-Paul, Bellemène — She was on the family property tending to the flowers and the pet dogs as the loose purebred dog stormed into the yard and first attacked the chicken and then her. The dog was shot.[56]
November, 2019 Elisa Pilarski, 29, Female American Pit Bull Terrier Hauts-de-France, Aisne, Forêt de Retz — The pregnant woman was walking her partner's dog named "Curtis" in the forest. The partner blamed hunting hounds for the death but DNA testing cleared those dogs. The dog also bit someone at the animal shelter.[57]
January 19, 2017 1, Female Rottweiler Hauts-de-France, Saint-Aubin, Aisne — The family's dog attacked the 14-month-old baby girl and bit her in the head. The mother brought a second child to a safe place and then tried to free the girl from the Rottweiler. The second dog, a Jack Russell, also joined in the attack and bit the girl several times.[58][59]
May 6, 2016 1, Male American Staffordshire Terrier Grand Est, Epfig — The 18-month-old boy was bitten to death by the family dog. The dog was euthanized the same evening.[60][61]
June 22, 2009 44, Female Bull Terrier Île-de-France, Oise, Godenvillers — A woman was killed by the family pet named "Baby".[62]
March 29, 2009 6, Female German Mastiff (2) Grand Est, Marne, Chalons-en-Champagne, Grandes-Loges — The dogs were in a fenced-in area and it is unclear how the victim got there.[63]
January 9, 2008 2, Male Rottweiler Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Charnay — A two-and-a-half-year-old boy was killed by the family dog named "Sultan".[64]
October 23, 2007 Aaron, 1, Male Rottweiler Mix

(German Shepherd, Beauceron)

Île-de-France, Seine-Saint-Denis, Bobigny — The dog attacket the 19-month-old boy while he was waiting for the elevator with his mother and aunt in the entrance of a building.[65][66][67]
September 22, 2007 Amandine, 10, Female German Mastiff (2) Hauts-de-France, Oise, Auteuil — The pregnant mother was in the house and heard screams outside. She ran out but was not able to save her daughter. The girl was bitten on the neck, chest and one arm and died from her injuries.[68][69]
August 17, 2007, August 26, 2007 † 1, Female American Staffordshire Terrier Grand Est, Marne, Épernay — The 18-month-old girl was bitten by a dog that belonged to a family member. She was attacked on August 17 and died on August 26.[70]
November 22, 2006 Angélique, 23, Female Rottweiler (2-4) Hauts-de-France, Oise, Allonne — The young woman was attacked by her own dogs in her yard. First responders had to shoot the dogs to get to her.[71]
June 11, 2006 Fatima, 1, Female American Staffordshire Terrier Île-de-France, Sevran — A 17-month-old girl died after being bitten by her uncle's dog.[72]
June 1, 2006 Louis, 8, Male Bullmastiff Normandy, Seine-Maritime, Cauville-sur-Mer — The child had been invited by friends. He was standing near a pond when, for no apparent reason, the dog grabbed him by the neck and injured his carotid artery.[73]
July 18, 2005 2, Female Unknown Brittany, Ploneour-Lanvern, Pont-l'Abbé — The 2-year-old girl was attacked by the dog of visitors.[74]
November 9, 2004 51, Male German Shepherd (2) Grand Est, Bas-Rhin, Barr — Two dogs escaped the property they were guarding and attacked the man in his garden.[75]
January 7, 2004 <1, Male Bull Terrier Occitania, Narbonne — A two-month-old infant was killed in his cradle by the family dog.[76]
November 18, 2003 69, Male German Shepherd (2),

American Staffordshire Terrier (1)

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Buzet-sur-Baïse — A man died after being attacked by dogs near his property.[77]
October 1, 2003 58, Female Rottweiler Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Garéoult — The woman was attacked by a dog in her house.
July 15, 2003 32, Male Pit bull Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur — A 32-year-old homeless man was killed by his dog in Marseille.
May 21, 2003 <1 Belgian Shepherd of the variety Malinois Hauts-de-France, Holque — A two-month-old baby died following a bite.[78]
June 2, 2000 Maria Berthelot, 86, Female American Staffordshire Terrier (4),

Pit bull (1)

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente-Maritime, Rochefort — The victim was attacked by 5 dogs that escaped their owner through a hole in a fence. She was found still surrounded by the pack of dogs. The dogs were euthanized.[79]

Fatalities in Germany[edit]

Fatalities in Italy[edit]

Date Victim Dog type (Number) Circumstances
April 22, 2024 Francesco Pio D'Amaro, 1, Male Pit bull (2) Campania, Eboli, Campolongo — The boy was in his uncles arms when the dogs attacked him. The boy's mother and another uncle tried to free the child from the dogs' grip, but were also attacked by the dogs and suffered wounds to their hands and legs. According to the family, the dogs have not been aggressive in the past.[80]
February 11, 2024 Paolo Pasqualini, 39, Male Rottweiler (3) Lazio, Manziana — The man was out for a walk as he often did when he was attacked by 3 loose dogs. A nearby farmer became aware of the attack and tried to scare the dogs away. Since they then attacked the farmer, he retreated into his car and called for help. The victim had serious injuries to his face, neck, and arms and died at the scene. When emergency services arrived, the dogs fled to the nearby recreation park. The park was evacuated and a search for the dogs began. The dogs were found, sedated, and taken to a kennel.[81]
October 20, 2023 Enrica Bensi, 86, Female Pit bull Lombardi, Pavia, Corana — The victim was out walking near her home when the dog named "Demon" escaped into the street and attacked her.[82]
April 8, 2023 Patrizia La Marca, 53, Female Rottweiler Liguria, Ventimiglia — The victim was feeding her brother's dog and was attacked.[83]
December, 2022 Iolanda Besutti, 68, Female Rottweiler (2) Emilia-Romagna, Modena, Concordia — The woman was attacked in her home by her family dogs.[84]
October 12, 2021 Carmen Gorzanelli, 89, Female American Staffordshire Terrier (2) Emilia-Romagna, Sassuolo, Modena — The victim wandered into the neighbors garden and was attacked by the two dogs "Zeus" and "Kira".[85]
August 26, 2021 Simona Cavallaro, 20, Female Pack of livestock guarding dogs (10+) including

Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog (1+)

Calabria, Satriano — The young woman and her friend were exploring the area to find a good picnic spot in the pine forest at Mount Fiorino when a herd of sheep arrived, accompanied by their guarding dogs. The herd was not supposed to be in this area. Initially, the pack of dogs seemed friendly and calm. The young man even took a video of Cavallaro with the dogs. However, at one point, one dog started to bark at her, and the other dogs in the pack began to surround and attack her. The young man was able to hide in a nearby building.[86]
December 20, 2020 Mariangela Zaffino, 74, Female Czechoslovakian Wolfdog (5) Piedmont, Grugliasco — She was attacked by her five pet dogs in her flat.[87]
September 17, 2017 Victoria Zikaj, 1, Female Pit bull (2) Lombardi, Brescia, Flero — The one-year-old was attacked by her grandfather's two dogs.[88]
August 15, 2016 Giorgio, 1, Male Dogo Argentino Sicily, Mascalucia, Catania — The child was playing unattended in a small pool when it was attacked by one of the family's two dogs. Both dogs were kept in the house and raised as companion dogs and have played with the child before. They were not trained as guard dogs, according to the family.[89][90]

Fatalities in South Africa[edit]

Date Victim Dog type (Number) Circumstances
November 22, 2023 Johannes Lewis, 47, Male Pit bull (3) Western Cape, Lutzville — The dogs also attacked two people earlier that day. They bit the victim in his arms, legs, and neck. He lost a lot of blood and died shortly after the attack.[91]
April 9, 2023 Zibele Liyakhanya Mthi, 5, Male Pit bull (2) Eastern Cape, Dyamala —The young boy was on his way home when the two dogs attacked him on the street. He died two days later.[92]
March 28, 2023 Olga Grill,  88, Female Pit bull (2) Western Cape, Bonteheuwel — The woman was at home when the neighbor's dogs jumped her high fence and attacked her.[93]
January 7, 2023 Philemon Mulala, 60, Male Pit bull cross (2),

Unknown breed (1)

North West, Lichtenburg — His three dogs attacked him in his house to death.[94][95]
December 28, 2022 Melitta Sekole, 43, Female Dogs (2 or 3)

Pit bull or Rottweiler

Limpopo — The victim was attacked by 2 or 3 dogs, and she died 5 days later in hospital.[96][97][98]
December 3, 2022 Floyd Metsileng, 39, Male Pit bull (2) North West — The victim was killed by 2 dogs guarding a tavern.[99]
November 27, 2022 Zimkhitha Brenda Gaga, 37, Female Pit bull (3) Eastern Cape, Port Alfred — She was on her way to work when the three dogs attacked her. The dogs escaped through a fence they damaged.[100]
November 12, 2022 Mosime, 8, Male Pit bull Free State, Bloemfontein — The dog escaped, jumped a fence, and attacked the young boy who was playing at his home. The victim died at the scene.[101]
November 20, 2022 Keketso Innocent Saule, 3, Male Pit bull (2) Free State, Hennenman,— Two pit bulls killed a three-year-old boy in Hennenman.[102][103]
September 26, 2022 Storm Nuku, 10, Male Pit bull (2) Port Elizabeth, Gqeberha — The young victim was attacked by the two family dogs.[104]
September 25, 2022 Reuben le Roux, 15 months, Female Pit bull Eastern Cape, East London — The toddler was attacked by the dog and died later in hospital. Before this incident, the dog had already killed two other dogs.[105]
May 16, 2022 Charmaine Munepya, 6, Female Pit bull Gauteng, Atteridgeville — The young girl was killed by a dog that came into the yard and attacked the playing children.[106]
December, 2021 Simamkele Kovu, 3, Female Pit bull Port Elizabeth, Gqeberha, Zwide — The dog escaped and attacked the girl playing in the street.[107]
January 4, 2021 Milani Keke, 4, Male Pit bull (2) Western Cape, Gugulethu — The boy was playing rugby when he was attacked by the two dogs.[108]
October 27, 2020 Luqmaan Jardien, 3, Male Pit bull The young victim was at his home when he was attacked by the dog which jumped into the home through a window.[109][110]
October 19, 2020 Belinda Jonker, 64, Female Pit bull Port Elizabeth — The family dog attacked while the victim and her husband got into their car. She died at the scene.[111]
September, 2020 Male, 3 Pit bull (maybe 3) KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Glenwood — The boy was visiting a friends house. When he went outside he was attacked by at least 1 of the 3 dogs.[112]
September 27, 2019 Melvin Stuurman, 48, Male Pit bull (3) Port Elizabeth — Victim found dead with bite wounds to his face. Investigating authorities seized three dogs that were being washed nearby.[113][114]
June 7, 2019 Gontse Ramarimela, 9, Female Pit bull Gauteng, Mabopane — Victim killed by neighbor's dog that kept jumping over the fence.[115][116]
May 18, 2019 3, Female Dogs (2 or more) Limpopo — The Victim had wandered into the backyard of a tavern where she was attacked by dogs. Her mother was inside the tavern.[117]
January 10, 2019 Dharmaseelan Aubrey Moodley, 49, Male Boerboel,

Pit bull cross

KwaZulu-Natal, Phoenix, Northcroft — The two dogs attacked him when he was walking by.[118]
December 6, 2018 6 Rottweiler (2) Western Cape, Cape Town — Victim was attacked by two dogs.[119][120]
November 1, 2017 Callum Kruger, <1, Male Pit bull Gauteng, Primrose — The 6-month-old baby was attacked at his grandmother’s house.[121]
July 31, 2017 Gemma Madden, 9, Female Pit bull KwaZulu-Natal, Durban —The victim was attacked by the family dog "Nero".[121][122]
January 15, 2017 Eslene Naidoo, 3 Pit bull KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Mayville —The children were playing outside their grandmother's house when one of the pet dogs killed the child and critically injured the sister.[123]
April 4, 2017 11, Female Pit bull Western Cape, Calitzdorp — A dog broke free of its chain and inflicted severe head injuries on a girl when she arrived at a neighbor's for an errand.[124]
August 26, 2016 Faith Hendricks, 1, Female Pit bull Western Cape, Cape Town — The Victim was grabbed by the neck and shaken violently by the family dog which broke free of its chain. The dog was euthanized as it sustained blunt force trauma, broken bones, and stab wounds while trying to stop the attack. The owner was also bitten.[125]
August 26, 2016 6, Male Dogs (2) Western Cape, Stellenbosch — The victim and his cousin were swimming in a pond when the dogs jumped over a fence.[126]
August 14, 2016 Peter Frans, 4, Male Dog Western Cape, Oudtshoorn — Victim was attacked by the family dog. The dog was euthanized.[127][128]
April, 2016 Mpho Mokoena, 32, Female Boerboel,

Rottweiler (2)

KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg —The three family dogs attacked her while she was in the backyard. She died at the scene.[129][130]
May 29, 2005 Rita Boschoff, Female Boerboel KwaZulu-Natal, Estcourt — The family pet named "Butch" attacked the wife and killed her at the scene, the husband tried to help her and was injured.[131]

Fatalities in Spain[edit]

See also: Dangerous dog attacks on people (in Spanish)

Date Victim Dog type (Number) Circumstances
October 24, 2023 Josefa Bravo, 96, Female American Bully x American Staffordshire Terrier (2) Region of Murcia, Alguazas — The two dogs escaped from a neighbors property and attacked the victim. First aid from the paramedics was delayed by the presence of the dogs. The victim was bitten all over her body and died after a week in hospital.[132][133]
October 23, 2023 27, Female Mastín Leonés (3)

Carea Leonés (2)

Castile and León, Zamora — The 5 dogs were chasing the victim according to a phone call she had with her mother during the attack.[134][135]
February 23, 2023 Anne Shields, 67, Female Pit bull Valencian Community — The victim found the dog three days before the attack. She tried unsuccessfully to take him to two animal shelters, she told her family. The dog turned against her and destroyed her arms and she lost so much blood that he died the next day. The Guardia Civil had to shoot the dog so that the paramedics could get to the victim. [136][137]
April 29, 2022 26, Male Pit bull Valencian Community, Castellon, Nules — The young man was attacked by his dog. The dog was brought to an animal care center located in the town of Vinaròs after the incident.[138][139]
January 10, 2021 32, Male American Staffordshire Terrier Catalonia, Girona — A 32-year-old man died after being attacked by the dog he was walking. The dog belonged to a friend.[140]
April 18, 2017 40, Female Presa Canario Community of Madrid, El Molar, Madrid — The victim was found dead in her home; she had been attacked by one of her Presa Canarios and died from bites to the neck. The woman lived alone and was a breeder of Pit bulls and Presa Canarios. The dog was seized.[141]
November 22, 1982 Jean Batten, 73, Female Unknown Balearic Islands, Mallorca — Batten was bitten by a dog and refused medical treatment. The wound became infected and she developed a pulmonary abscess. She died alone in her hotel room from complications from the dog bite.[142]

Fatalities in the United Kingdom[edit]

Fatalities in the United States[edit]

Fatalities in Latin America and the Caribbean[edit]

Date Victim Dog type (Number) Circumstances
March 1, 2024 Santillán, 1, Female Pit bull Argentina, Clodomira, Mendilarzu — The family dog attacked the little girl in the early morning hours.[143]
January 17, 2024 Maria Gomes Ferreira, 78, Female Pit bull (5) Brazil, Roraima, São João da Baliza — The woman went to visit her son and was attacked by his dogs. Her daughter was also attacked and injured.[144]
December 27, 2023 Ana Rosa Aguilera Blandón, 83, Female Pit bull Nicaragua, Grenada — She was attacked by her dog in the early hours of the morning as she walked onto the patio of her home. After hearing screams of despair and pain, neighbors tried to help her. It took them a while to get to the severely injured woman and bring her to the hospital. She succumbed to her injuries.[145]
October 31, 2023 Karen Granada, 2, Female Pit bull Colombia, Caldas — The 2-year-old girl was attacked while her caretaker left the room. [146][147]
October 13, 2023 Maria Bárbara Conceição de Jesus, 42, Female Rottweiler (3) Brazil, Bahia, Camamu — She was fishing on Ilha Grande when the dogs attacked her and bit her in the head. She died before she arrived at the hospital.[148]
September 27, 2023 Pyettro Alves da Silva, 2, Male Pit bull Brazil, Bahia, Teixeira de Freitas — The boy went into the garden to get a ball. The family's dog attacked him. The 7-month-old dog was bought just two days before the attack.[149][150]
August 7, 2023 Pánfilo SZ, 54, Male Pit bull Mexico, Salina Cruz — A man in a wheelchair was fatally attacked by a Pit Bull.[151]
July 11, 2023 Iranilda Alves Rocha, 58, Female Pit bull Brazil, Goiás, Jaupaci — Fatally killed while trying to break up a fight between her two dogs.[152]
July 10, 2023 Trinidad, 15, Female Dogo Argentino (2) Argentina, Córdoba, Estación Flores — Two dogs escaped and attacked a girl and a man who tried to help. The dogs then went into a house and tried to attack a 7-year-old girl. The family's poodle barked at the intruders and alerted the father. The father stabbed the dogs. The 15-year-old girl died as a result of her serious injuries.[153][154]
July 2, 2023 Helenita Lopes Machado, 61, Female Pit bull Brazil, Minas Gerais, Paraguaçu — A woman and her husband were at their flat, in a condominium, when they were attacked by their neighbours escaped pit bull, they were both taken to the hospital where Helenita died from her injuries.[155]
June 7, 2023 <1 Pit bull Brazil, São Paulo — A 3-month-old baby was killed by the family dog.[156]
July 1, 2023 Ruan Miguel, <1, Male Pit bull Brazil, Maranhão, São Luís, Codó — The 10-month-old child was visiting his grandmother, who raised the dog since it was a puppy. The dog attacked when the mother bathed her son on the terrace of the house, where the dog was running around freely.[157]
May 26, 2023 GCGV, Male, 4 Pit bull (3) Mexico, Chihuahua, Temósachic — The boy was playing with other children outside when he was attacked. He died on the way to the hospital.[158]
March 11, 2022 Márcio André, 49, Male Pit bull of the variety Pit Monster Brazil, Macapá, Goiabal — The man was responsible for feeding the male dog and was attacked by it. Nearby workers heard the screams and saw the attack, they described it as everlasting. He was severely injured and died on his way to hospital. According to reports, his own female dog of the same breed did not attack him.[159][160][161]
November 16, 2021 Juliana da Silva Rosa, 31, Female Pit bull (3) Brazil, Ourinhos, SP — The victim was attacked on Nov 13th, 2021 in the early hours when walking home on Rua Manoel Sanches Hernandes, na Vila Operária, Ourinhos (SP). Died on Nov 16th in Marilia (SP). [162]
August 14, 2021 Name undisclosed, 26 days, Female Unknown Brazil, Biguaçu, RJ — A family pet bit a child in the head following a dog fight at home. Authorities later informed the public that it was not a Chow Chow as first reported. After the incident, some dog owners of this breed started to abandon their dogs. Due to this, the local environmental authority of Biguaçu felt it was necessary to publish a correction. They did not provide any information about the actual type of dog.[163][164]
August 1, 2021 Esther Vianna da Silveira, 4, Female Rottweiler Brazil, Rio de Janeiro — Girl was playing with the family dog in the garden when the attack occurred. Girl died from several injuries to the head. [165][166]
July 25, 2021 Marli Donegá Tizura, 53, Female Pit bull (6) Brazil, Birigui, SP — The victim was returning to a country house, carrying pizza boxes, and was attacked by the 6 dogs. She had multiple fractures, scalped, and extensive other injuries. She was familiar with the dogs who had never acted aggressively. Dogs were well cared for and kept. [167]
April 18, 2021 Name undisclosed, 2, Male Pit bull Brazil, Luziânia, GO — Family pet of several years, attacked the 2 brothers, one of 2yo and the other of 7yo. Police shot the animal on site. Younger boy died of severe injuries to neck and head.[168][169] [170]
February 2, 2021 Aglacir de Macedo Pereira, 46, Male Pit bull (7) Brazil — The man was out for a walk as he often did when the dogs attacked him and severely injured his face. The dogs had run away from a farm.[171]
February 15, 2021 Phelipe dos Santos Vieira, 26, Male Pit bull (2) Brazil, Araruama, RJ — The victim was looking after dogs whose owners were out of the city. 2 other boys, ages 7 and 9 years old were attacked. Each dog received two shots as they weren't stopping attacking the victims.[172][173][174]
January 19, 2021 Gaytrie Chanderpaul , 56, Female Rottweiler Trinidad and Tobago, D'Abadie — The victim was giving the family dog a treat when it attacked.[175]
October 3, 2020 Felipe Haro Loera, 60, Male Pit bull Mexico, Mexico City, Venustiano Carranza — The dog owner found his neighbor lying on the ground after he was attacked by his dog named "Junior".[176]
May 22, 2020 Celina Clemente García, 74, Female Pit bull Mexico, Mexico City, Condesa — The woman was alone with her employer's dog when it attacked her.[177]
July 19, 2019 Laura Emanuelly de Freitas Silva, 1, Female Pit bull Brazil, Bahia, Itapicuru — The child was alone in a bed in a room when she was bitten on the head by the family dog. She was taken to the local hospital but did not survive her injuries. The dog has known the child since birth.[178][179]
July 1, 2019 Dominc Enot Vilchis Gutiérrez, <2 years, Male Pit bull Mexico, Mexico City, Iztapalapa — The victim was attacked and killed by a pit bull that was kept tied up on a roof. The victim died on the scene. The dog was taken into custody.[180][181][182]
August 31, 2009 16, Female Pit bull (4) Brazil, Pernambuco — She was attacked on a farm and died at the hospital.[183]

Fatalities in other European countries[edit]

Date Victim Dog type (Number) Circumstances
January 2, 2024 <1, Female Bull Terrier Poland, Zgorzelec — The seven-week-old baby was attacked by the family pet. She was unconscious and had a damaged skull and broken bones when she arrived at the hospital. She died in the hospital.[184][185]
December 10, 2023 50, Female Dogs (3) Greece, Neochorouda — The 3 dogs escaped through a hole in a fence and attacked the neighbor. She was bitten more than 50 times.[186]
November 13, 2023 60, Male American Staffordshire Terrier Poland, Wschowa — A worried wife reported to the police the disappearance of her husband, who went for a walk with his dog and did not return. The man was found dead with numerous bite wounds and missing tissue. The dog was euthanized.[187]
August 24, 2023 Unknown baby Pit bull Netherlands, Emmeloord — A deceased baby was found in a flat, and a pit bull-type dog was also seized from the scene. It was later confirmed that the baby was killed by the Pit Bull.[188]
July 22, 2023 Name undisclosed, 60, Female Pit bull (2) Greece, Athens — Found dead in her apartment, having been killed by her sons 2 Pit Bulls.[189]
July 16, 2023 Name undisclosed, 47, Male American Staffordshire Terrier Romania, Galați — Was killed by his neighbours' dog, which was entrusted to him while they were away after he went to feed it. His 14-year-old niece was also bitten but survived.[190]
January 4, 2023 Vladan Radosavljević, 63, Male Stafford breed,

Pit bull x Stafford cross, unknown breed

Serbia, Belgrade — Three dogs attacked Serbian journalist and co-founder of Serbian media house Mreža Vladan Radosavljević outside his cottage in Kosmaj and his wife Olga, whom he called for help, was also seriously injured in the attack.

[191]

June, 2022 1, Male Rottweiler Norway, Brumunddal — The grandmother who owned the dog named Nestor knew that the dog had been involved in several attacks on children. Nevertheless, she decided to keep the dog. The doctor who treated one of the children bitten in 2016 told the court she strongly recommended that Nestor be euthanized. A vet explained that the dog was marked with a red warning triangle in his system, which he uses against aggressive animals. The owner was prosecuted for negligently causing the death of a person, she pleaded not guilty and was sentenced to 6 month jail time.[192][193]
October 23, 2022 60's, Female American Staffordshire Terrier Sweden, Robertsfors kommun — The dog attacked a man and a woman. The dog first attacked the man indoors, then the woman (owner) brought the dog outside to stop the attack. The dog attacked again, this time towards the woman, which ended with her dying from the attack. The man was taken to the hospital by helicopter to receive care for his injuries, he was moderately injured.[194][195]
August 23, 2022 47, Male Pit bull Poland, Gdynia — The man was attacked while putting a lead on a friend's dog.[196]
July 12, 2021 Talya, 8, Female American Staffordshire Terrier Belgium, Strépy-Bracquegnies, La Louvière — The young girl was alone with 3 or 4 dogs when 1 dog attacked her, and she died in hospital.[197][198]
October 22, 2019 Robin, 8 months, Male German Shepherd Netherlands, Diemen — Victim got attacked when he was under the supervision of his grandparents. The dog that attacked belonged to the grandparents. The victim was brought to the hospital in a critical condition and died the next day during the night of the 23rd and 24 October. The dog was euthanized on the same day as the attack.[199][200]
2019 79, Female American Staffordshire Terrier x Rottweiler Sweden — The victim was out walking her small dog when she was attacked by a loose dog. She tried to defend her dog and herself from the attack, but she fell over and broke her hip. The woman died eleven days after the attack. Examination findings included fresh dog bite marks on the left hand and arm and fresh bruises on the left side of her body.[201]
July, 2018 15, Male American Bulldog Sweden, Bergslagen — A young man was bit severely on the neck by a dog in Ljusnarsberg. Two men were attacked, one was uninjured, but the younger man died from his injuries.[202]
March 15, 2018 Ramóna, 1, Female American Staffordshire Terrier Hungary, Győr, Nyúl — The family dog attacked the girl while out for a walk with her great-grandfather. The dog named Zeus grabbed the little girl from behind by the head. The great-grandfather was unable to pry open his mouth. Zeus shattered the little girl's skull and bit the man's hand. The paramedics fought for Ramóna's life but she died in hospital. The family had the dog since he was a puppy and he was described as non-aggressive.[203]
December, 2017 1 Dogo Argentino x

American Staffordshire Terrier

Czech Republic, Předmostí — The attack occurred when the owner got up from his chair and left the room. The child pulled the dog by his tail. The dog named "Aron" attacked the boy, biting him repeatedly on the skull and causing a head injury so severe that the child died immediately afterward. [204][205]
June 17, 2017 Adult, Male Stray dogs (12) Russia, Sovetsky, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — A drunk man, who had been feeding a pack of stray dogs for two years, was attacked and killed by them when he tried to pass the pack without feeding them and fell during the encounter. His remains were found the following morning. The incident was captured on CCTV. He reportedly died just two minutes after the first dog attacked.[206]
June 4, 2017 Teresa McDonagh, 64, Female Presa Canario (3) Ireland, County Galway — The victim had gone to visit her grandchildren and was found face-down in the lane by her daughter-in-law, the dogs' owner. The dogs had a previous history of aggression including puncturing the postman's tyres. A breeding pair of adult dogs, which weighed 43–46 kilograms (95–101 lb), and one of their puppies were involved. The victim sustained broken bones, and massive injuries, and died of hemorrhagic shock. The inquest jury endorsed recommendations to add the breed to the list of dangerous or restricted dog breeds and mandate muzzling, licensing, and training.[207]
May 1, 2016 5, Male Rottweiler (2) Greece, Kozani — The 5-year-old child was attacked by a dog in a courtyard of a residential building where he was celebrating Easter with his mother. The little boy was taken to the hospital, where he eventually succumbed to his injuries.[186]
July 4, 2014

July 5, 2014

2, Female Husky Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Selbu, Dragsten — The girl went into the family's dog kennel with her sister to get a puppy. There were about 20 dogs in that kennel at the time. She got bitten and died the next day in St. Olav's Hospital.[208][209]
January 15, 2014 95, Female American Staffordshire Terrier Slovakia, Rybník — The dog attacked the owner and then also attacked a second woman, who tried to help the victim.[210][211]
December 14, 2012 1, Male Pit bull Czech Republic, Prague — The mother left the child alone with the dog. It attacked the young boy.[212]
August, 2012 Lajo, 9, Male Rottweiler (3) Hungary, Decs-Szőlőhegy — The little boy was attacked in the yard of his house by the three dogs kept there.[213]
December 02, 2005 Süleyman Yildirim, 6, Male Pit bull (3) Switzerland, Zürich, Oberglatt ZH — The boy was attacked and fatally injured by three dogs on his way to kindergarten. He died at the scene. The dog owner was arrested and the involved dogs were euthanized on the same day. The owner hat 3 more Pit Bulls.[214]
November 4, 2002 Emilia, 7, Female Rottweiler (3) Poland, Warsaw — The girl searched for her mother and went into the yard where the dogs attacked her.[215]
January 30, 2002 7, Male Husky (4) Norway, Oppland, Vest-Torpa, Dokka — The boy was on his way home from school and was attacked by four dogs. The dog belonged to someone who kept 15 to 20 sled dogs. [216]
June 26, 2000 Volkan Kaya, 6, Male Staffordshire Bull Terrier,

Pit bull

Germany, Hamburg — Two dogs jumped into a schoolyard and attacked about 10 children, leaving two injured and one dead. The dogs were shot dead by responding police and two people were arrested.[217][218] Following this, another fatal dog attack earlier the same year, and a long series of serious injuries caused by fighting dogs, the German government enacted laws banning certain breeds, including penalties of up to 100,000 Deutsche Marks ($48,100 USD).[219][220]
December 11, 1994 Tord Tørstad Korban, 6, Male Grønlandshund Norway — The six-year-old boy was found dead next to the tied-down ten-year-old family dog. The dog was euthanized. The father of the boy had to pay a NOK 10.000 fine.[216]
April 27, 1990 Jack Vrielink, 1, Male Pit bull Netherlands, Amsterdam — The family pet named "Killer" attacked the toddler in front of his family.[221][222][223]

Fatalities in other African countries[edit]

Date Victim Dog type (Number) Circumstances
March 18, 2024 Raphael Obuku, <1, Male Rottweiler Uganda, Katabi Town — The family's guard dog broke out of his kennel and attacked the child.[224]
September 24, 2023 Ruben Abraham, 44, Male Rottweiler x

German Shepherd (5)

Namibia, Oshakati — The dogs escaped through a fence and attacked the man who was coming home from work.[225]
March 25, 2023 9, Female Pit bull Zimbabwe, Harare — The young girl was attacked by a dog and died at Parirenyatwa Hospital.[226][227]
August 24, 2022 Moleen Ndlovu, 6, Female Boerboel (2) Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, Matsheumhlophe — The dogs belonged to the landlord of the family. The landlord heard the screams and tried to intervene together with another woman. One dog released the girl but the other dog continued to attack and dragged her further away. The girl and the dogs knew each other, she used to play with the dogs. It is unclear why they attacked her. [228][229]
May 14, 2022 John Gavhera, 61, Male Boerboel cross (3) Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, Selbourne Park — The victim jumped over his fence and was attacked by his dogs.[230]
May 2, 2022 Caren Akinyi Aluoch, 28, female, and her son, 1 Rottweiler (2) Kenya, Siaya, Ugenya, Siranga Village — The mother and her child were attacked by escaped dogs and died at the scene.[231][232]
January 23, 2022 25, Male Pit bull Botswana, Mogoditshane, Gaborone — The victim came with a friend to repair the dog owner's car. The dog attacked while the owner went out to buy things needed for the repair.[233]
January 24, 2022 Roselyn Nafuna, 39, Female Boerboel Kenya, Malindi, Moriema — The victim was attacked by her employer's dog.[234][235]
October 30, 2018 Thomas Mwandjendavi, 45, Male Pit bull Namibia, Windhoek, Otjomuise — The dog broke free and injured five people. The security guard died, and the dog continued to attack other people.[236]
August 18, 2015 Elizabeth Claire Wright, 55, Female Rottweiler (3) Kenya, Watamu — The Kenyan husband of the English victim came home to find his wife dead and the three dogs feeding on her body. The husband said he'd warned her to stay away from the dogs, and it was presumed she had opened their cage to feed them. The victim had been visiting her husband at his Kenya beachside home from her home in England where she worked at a school.[237]
June 27, 2015 Fred Savage, 13, Male Pit bull (2) Namibia, Windhoek, Otjomuise — The boy was riding his bike with friends when he was attacked by two dogs, which escaped their owner's yard. The dogs have bitten someone before.[238][239][240]
November 20, 2006 Male (2) American Pit Bull Terrier (3) Botswana, Mmamashia — A man was working on a farm near Mochudi and was killed by three dogs. The dogs already killed a Zimbabwean man a few months earlier.[241]

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