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Tragic Pitbull Attack Claims Life of Toddler in Greece

12/8/2025

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A two-year-old boy died after a stray pitbull mauled him as he entered his home on Zakynthos, Greece, shortly after shopping.
The dog was a stray the family had taken in weeks earlier.
The boy's British mother and his father were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by negligence and released pending investigation.
The tragedy follows a Tennessee incident in which a grandfather and his granddaughter were killed by pitbulls.

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A two-year-old boy died after a stray pitbull mauled him as he entered his home on Zakynthos, Greece, shortly after shopping.
The dog was a stray the family had taken in weeks earlier.
The boy's British mother and his father were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by negligence and released pending investigation.
The tragedy follows a Tennessee incident in which a grandfather and his granddaughter were killed by pitbulls.