Overview
- The toddler reportedly slipped from his parents’ sight and entered a room where the pit bull was chained before the attack.
- He was taken to the General Hospital of Zakynthos, where medics attempted to save him but he died of head and neck injuries.
- Local reports say the animal had been a stray the family took in around two months earlier while seeking a foster placement.
- The parents, including a British mother, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by negligence, with some reports saying they were later released pending the investigation.
- Zakynthos’s mayor said the dog is being held by prosecutor order, will be examined by a veterinarian, and a five-member committee from Patras will decide on euthanasia or sheltering.