Location:
Canterbury

Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Dan Overend:

Police can confirm a young child has died following a dog attack in Aranui this afternoon.

At around 4.45pm, emergency services were called to a Basingstoke Street address following a report of a child sustaining serious dog bite injuries.

Upon arrival, emergency services located a young child in a critical condition. Despite the immediate efforts of first responders, and a member of the household, the child sadly died at the scene.