Overview

• The attack occurred just before 4 p.m. on Thursday when the boy ran onto the neighbor’s property and approached a leashed dog in a new housing development in southern Buchdorf.
• The dog inflicted multiple bites to the boy’s head and face before bystanders intervened, prompting his helicopter transport to an Augsburg children’s clinic for emergency surgery.
• Local police have launched investigations into suspected bodily harm by omission against the 40-year-old neighbor who had cared for the dog for two days and the boy’s parents.
• A crisis intervention team attended the scene to support the traumatized neighbor and the child’s family.
• The case follows several recent dog attacks on minors across German towns and has reinforced local muzzle and leash regulations while fueling calls for stronger preventive measures.