List of fatal dog attacks
List of fatal dog attacks is a list of human deaths caused by dogs, worldwide. For information on causes of death and studies related to dog bite related fatalities, see Fatal dog attacks.
Fatalities in Australia
Date of death | Victim | Dog or dogs | Circumstances |
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July 10, 2019 | Leo Biancofiore, 61, Male | American Staffordshire Terrier | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ñ The wheelchair-bound victim 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.[1][2] |
June 10, 2019 | Graham Smith, 51, Male | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia ñ Victim was found dead in his unit. After investigating the death, investigators came to the conclusion he was attacked by his own dog after suffering an epileptic fit. There were extensive injuries to the body. The dog was euthanized.[3][4][2] |
May 16, 2019 | Rosemary O'Reilly, 72, Female | Staffordshire Bull Terrier x Rhodesian Ridgeback | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ñ 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 council previously. There were a number of dogs at the home.[5][6][2] |
March 1, 2019 | Colin Amatto, 40, Male | 2 American Staffordshire Terriers | Tregear, New South Wales, Australia ñ 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. 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 dogs were euthanized.[7][8][2] |
March 3, 2018 | Kamillah Jones, 1, Female | Rottweiler | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia ñ The dog grabbed the baby girl out of her pram while 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.[9][10] |
Fatalities in Canada
Fatalities in South Africa
Date of death | Victim | Dog or dogs | Circumstances |
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September 27, 2019 | Melvin Stuurman, M, 48 | Pit bulls (3) | [11][12] |
June 7, 2019 | Gontse Ramarimela, F, 9 | Pit bull | [13][14] |
May 18, 2019 | Name undisclosed, F, 3 | Dogs (2 or more) | [15] |
December 6, 2018 | Name undisclosed, 6 | Rottweiler (2) | [16][17] |
April 4, 2017 | Name undisclosed, F, 11 | Pit bull | [18] |
August 26, 2016 | Faith Hendricks, F, 1 | Pit bull | [19][20] |
August 26, 2016 | Name undisclosed, M, 6 | Dogs (2) | [21] |
August 14, 2016 | Name undisclosed, M, 4 | Dog | [22][23] |
Fatalities in United Kingdom
Fatalities in United States of America
- For years 2010 to current, see: List of fatal dog attacks in the United States
- For years 2000 through 2009, see: List of fatal dog attacks in the United States (2000s)
- For years prior to 2000, see: List of fatal dog attacks in the United States (before 2000)
Fatalities in other countries
Date of death | Victim | Dog or dogs | Circumstances |
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July 1, 2019 | Name undisclosed, <2 years, Male | Pit bull | Mexico City, Mexico - Victim was attacked and killed by a pit bull that was kept tied up on a roof. Victim died on scene. The dog was taken into custody.[24] Photo of dog.[25] |
March 20, 2019 | Iat, 75, Female | 6 Pit bulls | Bangkok, Thailand ñ 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.[26] |
June 17, 2017 | Undisclosed name, Adult, Male | 12 stray dogs | Sovetsky, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia ñ 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.[27] |
April 18, 2017 | Undisclosed name, 40, Female | Presa Canario | El Molar, Madrid, Spain ñ 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.[28] |
August 18, 2015 | Elizabeth Claire Wright, F, 55 | Rottweilers (3) | Watamu, Kenya, Africa - 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. Victim had been visiting her husband at his Kenya beachside home from her home in England where she worked at a school.[29] |
June 4, 2017 | Teresa McDonagh, F, 64 | Presa Canario (3) | County Galway, Ireland - 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. Victim sustained broken bones, 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.[30] |
June 26, 2000 | Volkan Kaja, M, 6 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier (1) + Pit bull (1) | Hamburg, Germany - 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.[31][32] 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).[33][34] |
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