6-year-old boy mauled to death by pet dog
Ara, May 21 (PTI): A six-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pet dog in Bihar's Bhojpur district on Wednesday, officials said.
The dog also injured his two-year-old brother, with whom he was playing on the portico of their grandfather's house in Adiya Nagar in the Nawada police station area when the incident happened.
The deceased was identified as Ayyansh, while his brother, Riyyansh, was undergoing treatment at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, Chief Medical Officer of Bhojpur Shivendra Kumar said.
"Family members said the dog suddenly got aggressive and attacked the two kids. Both were taken to a nearby government hospital, where Ayyansh was declared dead. His younger brother was referred to PMCH for better treatment, and his condition is reported to be stable," he said.
Dog bite is the most common cause of admission to hospitals in the state, according to official data.
Dog bites accounted for 68.3 per cent of total patients in 2023-24, surpassing acute diarrhoeal disease and acute gastroenteritis, according to the Economic Survey Report tabled this February.
A total of 2.44 lakh people were bitten by dogs that year in the state, it said.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
