A nine-year-old girl from Harare’s Whitecliffe suburb died on admission at the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals after she was mauled by a pit bull.
According to the police, the dog attacked the girl on Saturday, February 25.
“The ZRP is investigating a sad incident where a 9-year-old female juvenile died on admission at Parirenyatwa Hospital after being attacked by a pit-bull dog at a house in Whitecliffe, Harare, on 25/03/23,” said the police on their Twitter handle.
The country has recorded a number of cases where members of the public died after attacks by dogs putting a spotlight on a craze by pet lovers to buy mostly dangerous and aggressive dog breeds albeit with little regard to their characteristics.
Last year, a Bulawayo man was mauled to death by his two Boerboels after they reportedly mistook him for an intruder
