Seven-year-old Durban boy in serious condition after family pit bull attack

A seven-year-old Durban boy has been hospitalised after their family dog‚ a pit bull turned on him.

Netcare 911's Chris Botha said an advanced life support paramedic and his team responded to a dog bite case in the Yellowwood park area of Durban on Wednesday afternoon.

• Woman fighting for her life after being mauled by family petA 67-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being mauled by her pet Rottweiler in a park in Salt Rock in the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. 

"Reports from the scene indicate that the seven-year-old-boy was bitten by his family pit bull dog at their home. Paramedics arrived at the scene and found the child on the sidewalk with a serious wound to the right upper leg. With the patient’s condition being serious‚ he was stabilised and then transported to a Durban hospital under the constant care of the Advanced Life Support Paramedic."

• Man mauled by pit bulls on KZN beachA man has been severely injured after he was attacked by two pit bulls at Tinley Manor on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Monday Morning. 

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