Dog put down after mauling boy in Melbourne back yard

An unregistered dog who mauled the face of an 11-year-old boy in a Melbourne back yard has been put down.

The child was bitten by the doberman in his Cairnlea back yard on Saturday afternoon. He was rushed to the Royal Children’s hospital with serious facial injuries and is now in a stable condition.

Local rangers removed the dog after it was temporarily secured in the back yard.

Brimbank City Council spokesman Kelvin Walsh said on Sunday the dog had since been put down.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jul/14/melbourne-dog-attack-leaves-boy-with-serious-facial-injuries