Contact Admin. THE family of a month-old girl, who died this morning after she was bitten on the face by a dog, has asked for the pet to be killed. The girl was attacked at a country property in Victoria.
Emergency services were called to Neerim Junction, in Gippsland, just before 6. An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said paramedics from a road crew and an air ambulance attempted to save the little girl but she died at the scene.
The girl was bitten on the face by a six-year-old German wirehaired pointer, Victoria Police confirmed. Victoria Police Sergeant Dean Waddell said the mother was injured on the hand and leg by the dog while attempting to save her baby. The family had moved to the small country town just three months ago, according to the local mayor.
A German wirehaired pointer. The girl sustained life-threatening injuries and paramedics worked on her for two hours but she died at the scene. In a statement, the local council confirmed the dog had been taken and locked at the Municipal Animal Pound. Emergency services quickly arrived at the site of the tragic assault in Greaves St, but found the young child suffering critical injuries.
Kamillah Jones died from a rottweiler attack. We distracted the dog while we got the girl out. The child suffered serious injuries including bites and lacerations and is believed to have lost an ear in the attack.
