A child was bitten to death whilst another attacked viciously by a pack of eight supected rapid dogs in Masvingo's Eastvale suburb.
Success Kasanhayi of Shakashe Street was playing with four other children outside his parents' house when the dogs belonging to Ahamad Amon and one Mukaratirwa pounced on him on Sunday at around 4 PM.
He was rushed to Masvingo General Hospital by one of the owners of the killer dogs, Amon, where he was pronounced dead hours after admission.
The dogs went on to pounce on another 10 year old boy, two hours after they pounced on Success.
Police, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and officers from the department of veterinary services were hunting down the dogs.
Amon said he regretted the unfortunate incident and revealed that his dogs were last vaccinated four years ago and offered to have them put down.
SPCA Masvingo provincial manager John Chikomo said if the dogs were not vaccinated, the owners should be charged by the police.
Acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kudakwashe Dehwa confirmed the incident but said he was still waiting for finer details.
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