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| {{Date table sorting|2025-04-06}}
|35, male
|American Bully XL
|Czech Republic, Prachatice — Dog of the breed bully XL in Prachatice torn apart its owner.[{{Cite news |title=Dog of the breed bully XL in Prachatice torn apart its owner |url=https://www-novinky-cz.translate.goog/clanek/krimi-pes-plemene-bully-xxl-v-obci-na-prachaticku-roztrhal-sveho-pana-40516913 |access-date=2025-04-10 |newspaper=Novinky |language=cs}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2025-01-12}}
|Aodren, 7, male
|Sled dog (5)
|Belgium, Quévy — The boy and his mother were feeding the dogs at their breeding facility when 5 dogs attacked and killed him. All 5 Alaskan Malamutes were euthanized.[{{Cite web |title=Five sled dogs euthanized after fatal attack on Aodren (7): Family gave consent for it - Hot Recent News |url=https://www.hotrecentnews.com/news/five-sled-dogs-euthanized-after-fatal-attack-/2306 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=www.hotrecentnews.com |language=en}}] |
| November 2, 2024
|Pedro Madureira Fernández-Escandón, 6, male
|Rottweiler
|Portugal, Chaves, Faiões — The Spanish boy was spending the weekend with his family at his grandfather's house, when one of his grandfather's dogs attacked him. The boy was taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The dog was seized by the police and taken to a pound.[{{Cite news |date=2024-11-04 |title=Menino morre atacado por cão em Chaves |trans-title=Boy dies attacked by dog in Chaves |url=https://recordeuropa.com/noticias/portugal/menino-morre-atacado-por-cao-em-chaves-04-11-2024-236564 |access-date=2024-11-05 |work=Record Europa |language=pt-pt}}][{{Cite news |date=2024-11-04 |title=PJ investiga morte de criança que terá sido atacada por cão em Chaves |trans-title=PJ investigates death of child attacked by dog in Chaves |url=https://www.publico.pt/2024/11/04/local/noticia/pj-investiga-morte-crianca-tera-atacada-cao-chaves-2110508 |access-date=2024-11-05 |work=Publico |language=pt-pt}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2024-06-26}}
|7, female
|Great Dane (6)
|Poland, Barczewo — The six dogs escaped their owners' house and attacked the girl.[{{Cite web |title=Psy zagryzły 7-letnią dziewczynkę. Nowe informacje o tragedii pod Barczewem |url=https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/olsztyn/psy-zagryzly-7-letnia-dziewczynke-nowe-informacje-o-tragedii-pod-barczewem/glbx5m5 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Onet |language=pl}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2024-06-04}}
|Nicole O’Donnell Morey, 23, female
|American Bully XL
|Ireland, Co Limerick, Ballyneety — She was attacked by at least one of her four dogs when she entered her home. Gardaí had to shoot one dog that would not let go of her. She died at the scene.[{{Cite news |title=Woman (23) who died after dog attack at her home in Co Limerick named locally |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/06/05/woman-23-who-died-after-dog-attack-at-her-home-in-co-limerick-named-locally/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2024-05-29}}
|38, female
|Pit bull
|Bulgaria, Varna — The woman was attacked by her dog. He nearly severed her arm. Her partner tried to help her and managed to lock the dog in the bathroom. She was very seriously injured and died at the hospital. The dog had bitten someone before.[{{Cite web |last=БЛИЦ |date=2024-05-29 |title=Първи СНИМКИ на питбула убиец на 38-г. жена във Варна |trans-title=First pictures of the dog that killed the 38-year-old from Varna |url=https://blitz.bg/intsidenti/prvi-snimki-na-pitbula-ubiets-na-38-g-zhena-vv-varna_news1020583.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Blitz.bg |language=bulgarian}}] |
| 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.[{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-01-03 |title=Tragédie u českých hranic: Holčičku (†2 měs.) zabil rodinný pes! |url=https://www.blesk.cz/clanek/zpravy-krimi/770966/tragedie-u-ceskych-hranic-holcicku-2-mes-zabil-rodinny-pes.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Blesk.cz |language=cs}}][{{Citation |title=Tragedia w Zgorzelcu. Pies śmiertelnie pogryzł 2-miesięczne dziecko (UWAGA! TVN) | date=January 8, 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awce3Op44RY |access-date=2024-03-13 |language=en}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2023-12}}
|56, male
|Pit bull
|Belgium, Kortrijk, Emmanuel Viérinwandeling — The man had a seizure and was killed by his dog. The dog showed aggression before during seizures of his owner. The Stafford was euthanized.[{{Cite web |last=Times |first=The Brussels |title=Man from Kortrijk bitten to death by dog after suffering epileptic seizure |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/838647/man-from-kortrijk-bitten-to-death-by-dog-after-suffering-epileptic-seizure |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.brusselstimes.com |language=en}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2023-12-10}}
|50, female
|Shepherd type (3)
|Greece, Neochorouda — The 3 dogs escaped through a hole in a fence and attacked the neighbor. She was bitten more than 50 times. The dogs were confiscated. The owner was arrested and charged with "homicide with possible intent", a felony. A lawyer said he would institute mandatory liability insurance for large dogs, similar to some other countries, which would provide some financial compensation to bite victims.[{{Cite web |title=Θεσσαλονίκη: "Βλέπαμε συχνά τα σκυλιά να βγαίνουν από την αυλή" στη Νεοχωρούδα |trans-title=Thessaloniki: “We often saw the dogs coming out of the yard” in Neochorouda |url=https://www.typosthes.gr/thessaloniki/335342_thessaloniki-blepame-syhna-ta-skylia-na-bgainoyn-apo-tin-ayli-sti-neohoroyda |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Typosthes.gr |language=el-GR}}][2023-12-10 [https://apnews.com/article/dogs-woman-garden-attack-death-owner-arrest-5d4dd4fb39c4cba85bdd8e7811a2c6a9 A 50-year-old Greek woman was mauled to death by a neighbor's 3 dogs. The dogs' owner was arrested] AP News] |
| {{Date table sorting|2023-11-13}}
|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.[{{Cite web |title=Tragedia we Wschowie. Amstaff zagryzł właściciela? |trans-title=Tragedy in Wschowa. Amstaff bit the owner? |url=https://zw.pl/tragedia-we-wschowie--amstaff-zagryzl-wlasciciela,151534 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=zw.pl |language=pl}}] |
| August 24, 2023
| Leon, <1, male
| Pit bull (Pit bull x American Staffordshire Terrier cross)
| Netherlands, Emmeloord — The 8-week-old boy was attacked by the family dog named Bandi while the mother went into another room to get a bottle of milk. The dog was with the family for 3 years and the mother described him as sweet and caring. Investigation showed that the dog had a history of aggression, leaving the vet and neighbors concerned. Researchers, who observed Bandi after the fatal incident, concluded that the dog was fearless, not people-oriented and not social and that the parents have completely misjudged the risks and signals of their dog.[{{Cite news|date=2023-08-28|title=Baby who died last week in Emmeloord appears to have been bitten to death by a dog|language=nl|website=Omroep Flevoland|url=https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/nieuws/346684/vorige-week-overleden-baby-in-emmeloord-blijkt-doodgebeten-door-hond|access-date=2023-08-28}}][{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Moeder van baby Leon die werd doodgebeten door eigen hond: ‘Bandi was lief, hij hoorde bij ons gezin’ |trans-title=Mother of baby Leon who was killed by his own dog: ‘Bandi was sweet, he belonged to our family’ |url=https://denoordoostpolder.nl/noordoostpolder/Moeder-van-baby-Leon-die-werd-doodgebeten-door-eigen-hond-%E2%80%98Bandi-was-lief-hij-hoorde-bij-ons-gezin%E2%80%99-29300348.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=De Noordoostpolder |language=nl-NL}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2023-08}}
|60, male
|Rottweiler, Stafford, Shepherd
|Netherlands, Terborg — A man was bitten by his dogs and died of blood poisoning. He had several bite wounds and has tried to stitch them up by himself. He was found dead in his chair by police. A Rottweiler, a Stafford and a Shepherd were taken to an animal shelter. The Rottweiler was euthanized after assessing its temperament.[{{Cite web |title=Kraan nodig om overleden man (60) uit woning te halen in Terborg - 112 Achterhoek Nieuws |url=https://www.112achterhoek-nieuws.nl/article/26843-kraan-nodig-om-overleden-man-60-uit-woning-te-halen-in-terborg- |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.112achterhoek-nieuws.nl |language=nl-NL}}][{{Cite web |date=2024-06-20 |title=Gelderse kluizenaar (60) overleden in rommelwoning na beet van eigen hond |url=https://www.hartvannederland.nl/112/artikelen/gelderse-kluizenaar-60-overleden-in-rommelwoning-na-beet-van-eigen-hond |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Hart van Nederland |language=nl}}][{{Cite web |last=Hest |first=Elmer van |date=2023-08-19 |title='Kluizenaar' in rommelwoning overleed na beet eigen hond |url=https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/7994915/kluizenaar-in-rommelwoning-overleed-na-beet-eigen-hond |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.gld.nl |language=nl}}][{{Cite web |date=2023-08-19 |title=Man zit thuis dagen dood in z'n stoel met bijtwonden van eigen honden |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2487200-man-zit-thuis-dagen-dood-in-z-n-stoel-met-bijtwonden-van-eigen-honden |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}][{{Cite web |title=Woning van de doodgebeten Terborgenaar ontruimd |trans-title=Residence of Terborn man bitten to death emptied |url=https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl/consent?siteKey=Oom2kBLTny5zJUeO&callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gelderlander.nl%2Fprivacy-gate%2Faccept-tcf2%3FredirectUri%3D%252Fvideo%252Fproductie%252Fwoning-van-de-doodgebeten-terborgenaar-ontruimd-393831-393831 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.gelderlander.nl |type=News report |quote=De andere twee honden - een herder en een stafford - zijn beide door de dierenambulance naar het dierenasiel gebracht. |trans-quote=The other two dogs - a shepherd and a stafford - were both taken by animal ambulance to the animal shelter.}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2023-07-23}}
|73, female
|Pit bull
|Portugal, Azeitão — She was killed by her grandson's dog.[{{Cite web |title=Mulher morre atacada por cão em casa |trans-title=Woman killed by dog at home |url=https://www.jn.pt/800802972/mulher-morre-atacada-por-cao-em-casa/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Jornal de Notícias |language=pt}}] |
| July 22, 2023
|Name undisclosed, 60, female
|Pit bull (2)
|Greece, Athens — She was found dead in her apartment, having been killed by her sons' 2 pitbulls.[{{Cite news|date=2023-07-22|title=Woman found dead in Pangrati with injuries from dog bites|language=en|website=ekathimerini|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1216065/woman-found-dead-in-pangrati-with-injuries-from-dog-bites/|access-date=2023-08-01}}] |
| 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.[{{Cite news|date=2023-07-17|title=Man killed by an Amstaff dog left in the care of a neighbor. His 14-year-old niece managed to escape from the fangs of the dangerous animal|language=ro|website=Hot News Romania|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-26402768-barbat-ucis-caine-din-rasa-amstaff-lasat-grija-vecin-nepoata-lui-14-ani-reusit-scape-din-coltii-animalului-periculos.htm|access-date=2023-08-27}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2023-04-11}}
|8, male
|Bullmastiff
|North Macedonia, Skopje — The boy entered a property and was attacked.[{{Cite web |date=2023-04-12 |title=Tragedy in Skopje: Eight year old boy killed by a dog |url=https://english.republika.mk/news/macedonia/tragedy-in-skopje-eight-year-old-boy-killed-by-a-dog/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Republika English |language=en-US}}] |
| February 23, 2023
|8, male
|German Shepherd
|Poland, Komorów - The dog attacked the 8-year-old boy. His grandmother tried to save him, but he did not survive the injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival.[{{cite web |url=https://wiadomosci.radiozet.pl/polska/komorow-8-latek-zagryziony-przez-psa-prokuratura-przesluchuje-rodzicow?gad_source=5&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiIjfts2miAMVkD4GAB20jQdXEAAYAiAAEgJOlvD_BwE| title=8-latek zagryziony przez psa. Zakrwawione dziecko próbowała ratować babcia}}] |
| 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.[{{cite web | url=https://www-kurir-rs.translate.goog/crna-hronika/4082674/sok-obrt-u-slucaju-smrti-na-kosmaju-psi-koji-su-izujedali-vladana-bili-su-vlasnicki-izasli-iz-dvorista-i-ubili-coveka?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp | title=ŠOK OBRT U SLUČAJU SMRTI NA KOSMAJU: Psi koji su izujedali Vladana bili su VLASNIČKI! Izašli iz dvorišta i ubili čoveka }}] |
| 2022 – 2013
|17 people
|Various
|Finland — From 2013 to 2022, 17 people died due to a dog attack.[{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=Finland leads Nordics in dog attack fatalities |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20088624 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=News |language=en}}] |
| 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.[{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=Hvorfor ble ikke drapshunden Nestor (6) avlivet før? |trans-title=Why wasn't the killer dog Nestor (6) euthanized sooner? |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/EQlVE2/hvorfor-ble-ikke-drapshunden-nestor-6-avlivet-foer |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.aftenposten.no |language=nb}}][{{Cite web |last=Nina |date=2022-12-15 |title=Dog owner sentenced to jail |url=https://www.newsinenglish.no/2022/12/15/dog-owner-sentenced-to-jail/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no |language=en-US}}] |
| 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.[{{Cite news |last=Bergman |first=Anna |date=2022-10-24 |title=Kvinna avliden efter hundattack i Robertsfors |trans-title=Woman deceased after dog attack in Robertsfors |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/en-person-avliden-efter-hundattack-i-robertsfors |access-date=2024-01-30 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}][{{Cite news |last=Forsgren |first=Tommy |date=2022-10-24 |title=Den dödade kvinnans amstaff bet barn för två år sedan |trans-title=The dead woman's Amstaff bit child two years ago |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/den-hunddodade-kvinnans-amstaff-bet-barn-for-tva-ar-sedan |access-date=2024-01-30 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2022-08-23}}
|47, male
|Pit bull
|Poland, Gdynia — The man was attacked while putting a lead on a friend's dog.[{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-08-24 |title=Gdynia. He was about to take the dogs for a walk, and one of them attacked him. The 47-year-old is dead |url=https://polishnews.co.uk/gdynia-he-was-about-to-take-the-dogs-for-a-walk-one-of-them-attacked-him-the-47-year-old-is-dead/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Polish News |language=en-US}}] |
| 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.[{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Ewan |date=2021-07-13 |title=Dog Fatally Mauls 8-Year-Old Girl at Family Home |url=https://www.newsweek.com/dog-fatally-mauls-8-year-old-girl-american-staffordshire-terrier-belgium-1609288 |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=Talya, 8 ans, tuée par un Amstaff à Strépy: sa mère à nouveau jugée! |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id603398/article/2023-01-18/talya-8-ans-tuee-par-un-amstaff-strepy-sa-mere-nouveau-jugee |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=sudinfo.be |language=fr}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2020-03-06}}
|65, male
|Stray dog (Pack)
|Greece, Pylaia, Thessaloniki — A man was attacked by a pack of dogs while out jogging. The dog pack also attacked an 82-year-old man who sustained minor injuries. Six of the dogs were captured by the city. The 65-year-old was hospitalized for three weeks before dying and his family filed a lawsuit against the city. In 2024 they were awarded €200,000 compensation from the city. The lawyer commented that the decision "opens the way for the claim for compensation from the municipalities, as it delineates the responsibilities of local government for the management of stray dogs."[2024-05-29 [https://en.protothema.gr/2024/05/29/court-orders-e200000-compensation-for-the-death-of-a-65-year-old-man-by-a-pack-of-dogs-in-pylaia/ Court orders €200,000 compensation for the death of a 65-year-old man by a pack of dogs in Pylaia]] |
| October 22, 2019
|Robin, <1, male
|German Shepherd
|Netherlands, Diemen — The 8-month-old 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.[{{Cite news|title=Baby overleden aan verwondingen na hondenbeet in Diemen|language=nl-NL|work=Hartvannederland|url=https://www.hartvannederland.nl/nieuws/baby-overleden-aan-verwondingen-na-hondenbeet-in-diemen|access-date=2021-06-27}}][{{Cite web|last=Stoker|first=Elsbeth|date=2021-04-02|title=De baby van Esther werd doodgebeten door de hond van opa en oma: 'Zij hebben ook gedacht: dat doet mijn hond niet. Maar je hond doet het wel'|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/gs-b88a2937b|access-date=2021-06-27|website=de Volkskrant|language=nl-NL}}] |
| 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.[{{Cite journal |last1=Sarenbo |first1=Sirkku |last2=Striwing |first2=Helena |date=2023 |title=Biten eller angripen av hund – en allt vanligare diagnos: Analys, konsekvenser, risker och sjukvårdens uppgift. |trans-title=Bitten or attacked by a dog - an increasingly common diagnosis: Analysis, consequences, risks and the task of healthcare |journal=Läkartidningen |volume=120 |issue=8–9}}] |
| 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.[{{cite web |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/7lA3EB/ung-man-dod-efter-hundattack |title=Young man killed by dog |date=July 27, 2018 |website=Aftonbladet |access-date=June 27, 2021}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2018-03-15}}
|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.[{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-03-16 |title=Megrázó részletek a helyszínről, ez a kutya végzett a másfél éves Ramónával |trans-title=Shocking details from the crime scene: This dog killed Ramóna, who was a year and a half old |url=https://ripost.hu/insider/2018/03/megrazo-reszletek-a-helyszinrol-ez-a-kutya-vegzett-a-masfel-eves-ramonaval |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Ripost |language=hu}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2018-01-29}}
|Toshko, 3, male
|Pit bull
|Bulgaria, Mokrishte — The boy was bitten all over his body by the family dog named Zeus and died at the scene. An evaluation of the dog showed signs of mistreatment and neglect. The dog was not euthanized and was placed with a foster family with a toddler. They later decided to keep Zeus.[{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-01-29 |title=Питбул разкъса до смърт 3-годишното дете на стопаните си |trans-title=Pitbull tore to death to death the 3-year-old child of his owners |url=https://www.flagman.bg/article/148917 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=www.flagman.bg |language=bg-BG}}][https://dnes.dir.bg/temida/prokuraturata-prekrati-deloto-za-smartta-na-dete-ubito-ot-pitbul][https://dnes.dir.bg/obshtestvo/pitbulat-koyto-ubi-dete-pazi-bebeto-na-priemnoto-si-semeystvo (The pit bull who killed a child guards his foster family's baby)] |
| 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.[{{Cite news |last=Poláková-Uvírová |first=Petra |date=2019-04-04 |title=Pes, který v Přerově zabil dítě, byl časovanou bombou. Chyběl mu výcvik |url=https://www.denik.cz/krimi/za-smrt-ditete-navrhuje-zalobce-podminku-pes-byl-spatne-vychovany-rekl-znalec-20190404.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |work=Deník.cz |language=cs}}][{{Cite web |date=2019-04-08 |title=Jeho pes zabil dítě, dostal dvouletou podmínku - Novinky |url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/krimi-jeho-pes-zabil-dite-dostal-dvouletou-podminku-40276992 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=www.novinky.cz |language=cs}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2017-09-21}}
|Celia Lois Hollingworth, 63 or 64, female
|Stray dog (Pack)
|Greece — A British woman on holiday in Greece was killed and dismembered by a pack of stray dogs while visiting an archaeological site. She attempted to phone relatives to alert them to the attack. Her body was found the following day, "shredded to pieces, some of it devoured."[2017-09-25 [https://greekcitytimes.com/2017/09/25/british-woman-mauled-death-stray-dogs-greece/ British woman mauled to death by stray dogs in Greece] greekcitytimes.com ]
2017-09-25 [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41385302 British woman dies 'in attack by dogs in Greece'] BBC
2017-09-25 [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/25/british-woman-mauled-death-wild-dogs-greece-named British woman mauled to death by wild dogs in Greece is named] The Guardian. |
| 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 {{convert|43 |
46|kg}}, 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.[{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/loving-and-caring-grandmother-attacked-by-her-sons-dogs-died-of-massive-injuries-inquest-hears-38348429.html |title='Loving and caring' grandmother attacked by her son's dogs died of 'massive' injuries, inquest hears |website=Irish News, Independent.ie |date=July 26, 2019 |access-date=March 7, 2020 |archive-date=July 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727163636/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/loving-and-caring-grandmother-attacked-by-her-sons-dogs-died-of-massive-injuries-inquest-hears-38348429.html |url-status=live }}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2016-05-01}}
|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. The dog owners were sentenced in 2021 to probation and a fine.[{{Cite web |date=2016-05-01 |title=Τραγωδία στην Κοζάνη: Ροτβάιλερ σκότωσαν 5χρονο αγοράκι! |trans-title=Tragedy in Kozani: Rottweilers killed a 5-year-old boy |url=https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/574602/tragodia-stin-kozani-rotvailer-skotosan-5hrono-agoraki/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=ProtoThema |language=el}}][{{Cite web |date=2021-09-15 |title=Rottweiler owners sentenced over toddler's death {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1167960/rottweiler-owners-sentenced-over-toddler-s-death/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}}] However, in 2023 an appeals court sentenced the owner (the husband) to 4 years in prison for manslaughter by negligence; his wife was acquitted.[2023-12-13 [https://www.typosthes.gr/thessaloniki/335342_thessaloniki-blepame-syhna-ta-skylia-na-bgainoyn-apo-tin-ayli-sti-neohoroyda Thessaloniki: "We often saw the dogs coming out of the yard" in Neochorouda] (in Greek). Quote: "Recently, the Kozani Court of Appeals finally found the owner of the Rottweilers guilty, imposing a 4-year prison sentence on him, while acquitting his wife. Despite the claims of the 5-year-old's side that the act should have been upgraded to a felony, the court found him guilty of manslaughter by negligence."] |
| {{Date table sorting|2015}}
|83, female
|Fighting dog breed
|Hungary, Monaj — The woman was picking potatoes in her garden when she was attacked by her neighbor's dog named Arthur. The dog was up to be euthanized but he was stolen and his whereabouts remain unclear. 3 years after the attack, the dog owner was sentenced to pay compensation.[{{Cite web |date=2018-05-25 |title=Milliókat kell fizetniük az idős nőt halálra marcangoló kutya gazdáinak |trans-title=Millions must be paid by the owners of the dog that mauled the elderly woman to death |url=https://nlc.hu/csalad/20180525/harci-kutya-tamadas-monaj-karterites/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |date=2018-05-18 |title=Milliók a széttépett nő életéért |trans-title=Millions for the life of the mauled woman |url=https://tenyek.hu/video/262941_milliok-a-szettepett-no-eleteert |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=tenyek.hu |language=hu |type=News report}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2014-07-04}}
{{Date table sorting|2014-07-05}} †
|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.[{{Cite web |last=Andreassen |first=Tor Arne |date=2014-07-05 |title=2-åring døde av hundebitt |trans-title=2-year-old died from a dog bite |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/9mA9q/2-aaring-doede-av-hundebitt |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=www.aftenposten.no |language=nb}}][{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-07-14 |title=Jente (2) døde av hundebitt - saken henlegges |trans-title=Girl (2) died from a dog bite - the case is closed |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-8465639 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2014-01-15}}
|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.[{{Cite web |date=2014-01-15 |title=Brutálny útok staforda pri Leviciach: Majiteľku (†95) zabil, ďalšiu ženu dohrýzol! |trans-title=Brutal attack by a Staffordshire near Levice: He killed the owner (†95) and bit another woman! |url=https://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1374845/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Topky.sk |language=sk}}][{{Cite news |date=2015-09-09 |title=95-jährige Rentnerin von eigenem Hund totgebissen |trans-title=95-year-old pensioner bitten to death by her own dog |url=https://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/drama-in-der-slowakei-95-jaehrige-rentnerin-von-eigenem-hund-totgebissen_id_3546332.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=Focus |language=de}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2013-01-06}}
|Dinis, 1, male
|Pit bull
|Portugal, Beja — The 18-month-old child was killed by the uncle's dog named Zico. The dog had a history of aggression.[{{Cite web |date=2014-02-20 |title=Visão {{!}} 'Zico' atacou, Dinis morreu: quem tem culpa? |trans-title=‘Zico’ attacked, Dinis died: who is to blame? |url=https://visao.pt/atualidade/sociedade/2014-02-20-zico-atacou-dinis-morreu-quem-tem-culpaf770342/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Visão |language=pt-PT}}] |
| December 14, 2012
|1, male
|Pit bull
|Czech Republic, Prague — The mother left the child alone with the dog. It attacked the young boy.[{{Cite web |date=2012-12-04 |title=Pitbull bijt peuter (1) dood |trans-title=Pit bull bites toddler (1) to death |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/pitbull-bijt-peuter-1-dood~b109b0a2/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=www.parool.nl}}] |
| 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.[{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-08-16 |title=Meghalt a decsi kutyatámadásban megsérült fiú |trans-title=The boy injured in the dog attack in Decs has died |url=https://www.origo.hu/itthon/2012/08/meghalt-a-decsi-kutyatamadasban-megserult-fiu |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=ORIGO |language=hu}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2009-12-22}}
|Vivien, 8, female
|Rottweiler (2–3)
|Hungary, Poroszló — The girl was alone with the family dogs when they attacked her.[{{Cite web |last= |date=2010-01-05 |title=Kutyák martak halálra egy kislányt Poroszlón |trans-title=Dogs bite a little girl to death in Poroszló |url=https://www.origo.hu/itthon/2010/01/kutyak-martak-halal-egy-kislany-poroszlo |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=ORIGO |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |last= |date=2010-01-06 |title=A vérengző kutyák ettek is a halálra mart poroszlói kislányból |trans-title=Dogs eat from a little girl in Prussia who was bit to death |url=https://velvet.hu/sztori/2010/01/06/a_verengzo_kutyak_ettek_is_a_halalra_mart_poroszloi_kislanybol/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=velvet.hu |language=hu}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2008-03}}
|10, male
|Rottweiler
|Finland, Elimäki — The boy was attacked by the male family dog and died at the scene. Two Rottweilers were euthanized after the attack.[{{Cite web |title=Perheen oma koira raateli pojan kuoliaaksi Elimäellä |trans-title=Family's own dog mauled a boy to death in Elimäki |url=https://www.kaleva.fi/perheen-oma-koira-raateli-pojan-kuoliaaksi-elimael/2336316 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Kaleva |language=fi}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2007-08-02}}
|Dominik Takács, 2, male
|Pit bull:
American Pit Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier
|Hungary, Monorierdő — His mother claimed he went missing on Margaret Island while she was unconscious. An extensive search was carried out, but the boy was not found. Weeks later, the buried, torn up body was found in the vicinity of the parents' home. It turned out that he had been killed by the family's dogs and his parents hid the body. The police also found a dead dog. His father bred pit bulls and a few dogs have vanished around the time of the disappearance of the child. The parents were sentenced in 2010. Three of their dogs were seized by police, one was euthanized, one given back to the owner and one had died. According to the mother it was likely one of their black dogs with white leg markings.[{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2007-10-17 |title=Sokkoló részletek Dominik tragédiájával kapcsolatban |trans-title=Shocking details about Dominik's tragedy |url=https://www.vg.hu/kozelet/2007/10/sokkolo-reszletek-dominik-tragediajaval-kapcsolatban |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Világgazdaság |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2007-10-16 |title=Megtalálták Dominik holttestét - a család kutyái tépték szét? |trans-title=They found Dominik's body - was he torn apart by family's dogs? |url=https://hvg.hu/itthon/20071016_dominik_holtteste_margitsziget |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=hvg.hu |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |last=Hajnal |first=Berta |date=2007-10-27 |title=Vizsgálják a kutyákat |url=https://magyarnemzet.hu/archivum-magyarnemzet/2007/10/vizsgaljak-a-kutyakat |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Vizsgálják a kutyákat |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |title=Baleset vagy ki tudja? |url=https://www.hetek.hu/interju/200708/baleset_vagy_ki_tudja |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.hetek.hu |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |last= |date=2010-02-25 |title=Felfüggesztett fogházbüntetést kapott a kutyatámadásba belehalt kisfiú anyja |trans-title=The mother of the boy who died in a dog attack was sentenced to suspended prison sentence |url=https://www.zaol.hu/cimlapon/2010/02/felfuggesztett-foghazbuntetest-kapott-a-kutyatamadasba-belehalt-kisfiu-anyja-1438933 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=ZAOL - Felfüggesztett fogházbüntetést kapott a kutyatámadásba belehalt kisfiú anyja |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |date=2015-10-22 |title=Hazugságvizsgálóba ül Dominik (2) anyja |url=https://www.blikk.hu/hazugsagvizsgaloba-ul-dominik-2-anyja/j5zbhdl |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Blikk |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |last= |date=2009-11-10 |title=Monorierdei kutyatámadás: a kutyák fajtája kulcskérdés |url=https://index.hu/bulvar/2009/11/10/monorierdei_kutyatamadas_a_kutyak_fajtaja_kulcskerdes/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=index.hu |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |last=MTI |date=2009-11-10 |title=Monorierdei kutyatámadás: a kutyák fajtája kulcskérdés |trans-title=Monorierdei dog attack: breed of dogs is a key issue |url=https://index.hu/bulvar/2009/11/10/monorierdei_kutyatamadas_a_kutyak_fajtaja_kulcskerdes/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=index.hu |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |last= |date=2008-01-04 |title=Elajándékozták a gyerekgyilkos kutyákat |trans-title=Dogs that killed child given away |url=https://www.origo.hu/itthon/2008/01/nem-hisz-a-rendorseg-takacs-dominik-szuleinek |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=ORIGO |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2008-01-04 |title=Túladtak Dominik gyilkosain |trans-title=They sold the killers of Dominik |url=https://hvg.hu/itthon/20080104_dominik_nepszabadsag_kutyaviadal |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=hvg.hu |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |date=2015-10-22 |title=Pitbullok tépték szét Dominikot |trans-title=Pitbulls tore up Dominik |url=https://www.blikk.hu/aktualis/pitbullok-teptek-szet-dominikot/xx81nyh |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Blikk |language=hu}}][{{Cite web |date=2015-11-05 |title=Dominikot pitbullok ölték meg |trans-title=Dominik was killed by pit bulls |url=https://www.blikk.hu/aktualis/dominikot-pitbullok-oltek-meg/6nzvg19 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Blikk |language=hu |type=News report that shows images of two of their dogs.}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2007-03-22}}
|60, female
|Rottweiler (4)
|Portugal, Sintra, Casal de Granja — She was attacked on her way to work by escaped dogs and died on the way to the hospital.[{{Cite web |title=Woman mauled to death by dogs in Portugal |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/woman-mauled-to-death-by-dogs-in-portugal-319907 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Lusa |date=2008-02-14 |title=Pelo menos cinco ataques de rottweiler no último ano em Portugal |trans-title=At least five rottweiler attacks in Portugal last year |url=https://www.publico.pt/2008/02/14/sociedade/noticia/pelo-menos-cinco-ataques-de-rottweiler-no-ultimo-ano-em-portugal-1319653 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}] |
| December 2, 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.[{{cite news |url=https://www.nzz.ch/newzzEGPJN5ZT-12-ld.370446|title=Knabe in Oberglatt von drei Hunden zu Tode gebissen|first=|last=|date=2 December 2005 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=Neue Zürcher Zeitung}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2002-11-04}}
|Emilia, 7, female
|Rottweiler (3)
|Poland, Warsaw — The girl searched for her mother and went into the yard where the dogs attacked her.[{{Cite web |title=Polish girl mauled by dogs |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/polish-girl-mauled-by-dogs-20021105 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|2002-01-30}}
|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. |
| {{Date table sorting|2001-06}}
|22, female
|Bullmastiff
|Finland, Tampere, Linnainmaa— The woman was walking her boyfriend's dog and was attacked in the neck region.[{{Cite web |date=2001-06-09 |title=Koira raateli naisen kuoliaaksi Tampereella |trans-title=Dog mauled woman to death in Tampere |url=https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000000178788.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi}}][{{Cite web |date=2008-03-18 |title=tausta {{!}} Koirat tappaneet aiemmin kolme |url=https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000004556243.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}] |
| 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.[{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/806930.stm |title=Dogs kill boy in Germany |publisher=BBC News |date=June 26, 2000 |access-date=March 7, 2020 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811110357/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/806930.stm |url-status=live }}][{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sZA0AAAAIBAJ&pg=4402,8204426|title=Pit-bull breeding banned in Germany after attack|date=June 29, 2000|publisher=Reading Eagle|access-date=March 7, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018030410/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sZA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jaMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4402%2C8204426|url-status=live}}] 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).[{{Cite web |url=https://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Travel/Entering-Germany/Restrictions/Dangerous-dogs/dangerous-dogs.html |title=Customs online - Dangerous dogs - Dangerous dogs |website=www.zoll.de |access-date=July 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728152318/https://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Travel/Entering-Germany/Restrictions/Dangerous-dogs/dangerous-dogs.html |archive-date=July 28, 2019 |url-status=dead }}][{{Cite web |url=https://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Travel/Entering-Germany/Restrictions/Dangerous-dogs/provisions_imposed_by_individual_federal_states.html |title=Customs online - Private individuals - Provisions imposed by individual federal states |website=www.zoll.de |access-date=July 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728152318/https://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Travel/Entering-Germany/Restrictions/Dangerous-dogs/provisions_imposed_by_individual_federal_states.html |archive-date=July 28, 2019 |url-status=dead }}] |
| {{Date table sorting|1994-12-11}}
|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.[{{Cite web |date=2002-01-31 |title=Sju-åring drept av polarhunder |url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/i/9odr9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202123746/https://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/i/9odr9/sju-aaring-drept-av-polarhunder |archive-date=2021-12-02 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=www.aftenbladet.no |language=nb}}] |
| {{Date table sorting|1994-08}}
|<1
|Staffordshire Bull Terrier
|Finland, Espoossa — The 2-week-old baby was killed by the family dog.[{{Cite web |title=Poliisi vahvistaa koiran tappaneen vauvan Espoossa 1994 |trans-title=Police confirm dog kills baby in Espoo in 1994 |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/a/200803187405920 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.iltalehti.fi |language=fi}}][{{Cite web |last=STT |date=1994-08-19 |title=Perheen koira raateli vauvan Espoossa |trans-title=Family dog mauled baby in Espoossa |url=https://www.hs.fi/pkseutu/art-2000003358953.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}] |
| April 27, 1990
|Jack Vrielink, 1, male
|Pit bull
|Netherlands, Amsterdam — The family pet named "Killer" attacked the toddler in front of his family.[{{Cite web |last=Socolovsky |first=Jerome |date=1990-05-27 |title=Fatal Dog Attacks in Europe Prompt Irate Calls for Ban : Pets: A mixed breed called the 'bandog' comes naturally to savage behavior, critics say, calling it a 'Darwinian nightmare.' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-27-mn-151-story.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}][{{Cite news |date=1990-05-18 |title=Kampfhunde - eine Darwinscher Alptraum |language=de |trans-title=Fighting dogs - a Darwinian nightmare |pages=7 |work=Die Tageszeitung: taz |url=https://taz.de/!1767706/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |issn=0931-9085}}][{{Cite news |date=1990-04-27 |title=Pitbull-terrier bijt eenjarig jongetje dood in keuken |language=nl-NL |trans-title=Pit bull terrier bites 1-year-old boy to death in kitchen |work=NRC |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1990/04/27/pitbull-terrier-bijt-eenjarig-jongetje-dood-in-keuken-6928658-a1148223 |access-date=2023-11-09}}] |