A young boy who died after going missing from a remote central Australian desert community was mauled during a “horrific” dog attack. 7NEWS
A young boy who died after going missing from a remote central Australian desert community was mauled during an “horrific” dog attack.
The three-year-old’s family reported his absence on Friday evening about 11am after searching Hermannsburg, southwest of Alice Springs, for several hours. Northern Territory police joined the search late on New Year’s Eve and an officer found the injured child about 9am on Saturday.Acting-Assistant Commissioner Sachin Sharma said the child’s wounds were “consistent with an animal attack” but they were not ruling out foul play.“Our investigation determined the involvement of an animal attack,” he told reporters on Monday.The animals are pet dogs known as “camp dogs” and their owner is co-operating with investigators.
Hermannsburg, also known as Ntaria, is an Aboriginal community, about 125km southwest of Alice Springs, in the traditional lands of the Western Arrarnta people
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