Child killed by family dog
'''April 12, 2005'''<br>

In what authorities call a terrible tragedy, a four-year-old boy was killed Sunday afternoon by the family dog. The [[w:Orange County, Virginia|Orange County, Virginia]] [[w:United States|USA]] boy was playing in his back yard while their dog, a [[w:Rottweiler|Rottweiler]]-[[w:German Shepherd Dog|German Shepherd]] mix, was chained to a stake.

The parents of the boy were home when the mauling occurred, but there were no direct eye witnesses to the attack that took place in the Placid Pines [[w:Mobile home|mobile home]] park. County Sheriff C.G. Feldman said, "We'll probably never know what provoked the attack.” he told the ''Associated Press'', “The boy had grown up with the dog."

A [[w:CBS|''CBS6'']] broadcast said investigators saw no signs of parental negligence, and the boy was their only child. No charges against the parents were filed. The dog was euthanised Monday.

Sheriff Feldman stressed there were no similarities or connection with an earlier case of an elderly woman killed in an attack by 3 [[w:pit bull|pit bulls]] in the nearby county of [[w:Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania]] just over a month ago.

==See also==
*{{Wikinews|title=US dog attack owner charged with involuntary manslaughter
|date=March 25, 2005}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031782083130
|title= Boy killed by chained family dog
|author=AP wire
|pub=Richmond Times Dispatch
|date=April 11, 2005}}
* {{source|title=Boy Killed By Family Rottweiler
|url=http://www.nbc4.com/news/4366477/detail.html
|author=
|pub=NBC
|date=6:16 pm EDT April 11, 2005}}

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'April 12, 2005'

In what authorities call a terrible tragedy, a four-year-old boy was killed Sunday afternoon by the family dog. The Orange County, Virginia USA boy was playing in his back yard while their dog, a Rottweiler-German Shepherd mix, was chained to a stake.

The parents of the boy were home when the mauling occurred, but there were no direct eye witnesses to the attack that took place in the Placid Pines mobile home park. County Sheriff C.G. Feldman said, "We'll probably never know what provoked the attack.” he told the Associated Press, “The boy had grown up with the dog."

A CBS6 broadcast said investigators saw no signs of parental negligence, and the boy was their only child. No charges against the parents were filed. The dog was euthanised Monday.

Sheriff Feldman stressed there were no similarities or connection with an earlier case of an elderly woman killed in an attack by 3 pit bulls in the nearby county of Spotsylvania just over a month ago.
April 12, 2005 North America United States Disasters and accidents Dogs Virginia