An Auckland dog owner has been sentenced after a two-year-old was mauled and left with life-threatening injuries.
The attack occurred when the child was playing in his front yard and two American Bulldogs roamed onto the child’s Auckland property in March 2024.
Unprovoked, they attacked him, leaving him with several serious injuries to his neck and head along with a fractured shoulder blade. He required multiple surgeries and a prolonged hospital stay, Auckland Council said.
“Despite heroic efforts by bystanders and the victim’s mother, who physically lifted her child to safety, the dogs continued to attack.”
Auckland Council said CCTV footage captured the brutal maulings,…