A tragic accident. A two-year-old girl died this Sunday in Gémozac, Charente-Maritime, after being bitten by the family dog, according to sources close to the investigation. "The girl died from her injuries" and an investigation has been opened, according to these sources. They specified that the dog, a Malinois shepherd, was that of the family.
The child died overnight from Saturday to Sunday despite the intervention of the emergency services. The circumstances of the tragedy are unknown for the moment. According to a 2011 study by the Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), “in France, there have been 33 deaths from dog bites over the past twenty years. Two thirds concerned children under 15 years old, 16 were under 5 years old ”.
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