KNYSNA NEWS - A dog attack in one of Knysna's informal areas has left an 11-year-old boy in a very serious condition.
Thehano Daman from Joodsekamp was, according to his mother Melonie Daman, on his way to friends on Human Rights Day (Wednesday 21 March) when two pit bulls suddenly came out of bushes nearby and attacked him so severely that he has a long road to recovery ahead of him.
Knysna Animal Welfare Society (KAWS) office manager Retha Havenga has since confirmed that both dogs were immediately put down after their owner was told that "this should never have happened and could never happen again".
A case has also since been opened against the dogs' owner.
Knysna police spokesperson Sergeant Chris Spies has confirmed that the boy's mother laid a charge on Saturday 24 March. "A case of assault with intention to commit grievous bodily harm was opened," he says. The matter is now being investigated by Knysna police.
Read more on our sister publication, Knysna-Plett Herald.
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