Boy, 10, seriously ill in hospital after being bitten on legs, arms, stomach and head in horrific attack by two dogs

  • There has been a spate of dog attacks on children in the Wollongong area
  • The attacks happened on Tuesday with one boy left in a serious condition
  • After being bitten on most of his body, the boy was airlifted to hospital
  • Two other children in unrelated attacks were treated for minor injuries

By RYAN LIPMAN

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A 10-year-old boy has been helicoptered to a Sydney children's hospital in a serious condition after he was viciously attacked by two dogs on Tuesday afternoon.

A NSW Police media spokeswoman confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that the attack happened in Bellambi, a suburb north of Wollongong on the NSW coast.

The young boy was bitten and wounded on his legs, arms, hips, stomach, buttocks and head in a gated front yard on Waley Avenue by an American Staffordshire terrier and German shepherd at about 2pm.

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A 10-year-old boy was viciously attacked by two dogs in Bellambi on Tuesday afternoon, one of which was a German shepherd. Pictured is a stock image

A 10-year-old boy was viciously attacked by two dogs in Bellambi on Tuesday afternoon, one of which was a German shepherd. Pictured is a stock image

The boy was taken to Wollongong Hospital after paramedics were called and he was later airlifted to  Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick, where he underwent surgery.

As of 1.30am Wednesday morning, the young boy's condition was not known a police media spokesperson said.

A spokeswoman for the Sydney Children's Hospital said the boy's mother was 'very distressed' and did not wish to release any information about her son's condition.

Police were told the boy was looking for his brother with a friend and the two had been door knocking before the boy entered the yard.

His friend was not involved in the dog attack and remained on the footpath while it happened, reported The Daily Telegraph.

A police media spokesperson confirmed that Wollongong Council had been notified of the dog attack and was investigation.

Police are also currently investigating the attack.

The young boy was bitten on his legs, arms, hips, stomach, buttocks and head in a gated front yard, by the dogs including an American Staffordshire. Pictured is a stock image

The young boy was bitten on his legs, arms, hips, stomach, buttocks and head in a gated front yard, by the dogs including an American Staffordshire. Pictured is a stock image

This incident was the latest in a spate of reported dog attacks on young children in the Bellambi area on Tuesday.

NSW Ambulance Illawarra district inspector Terry Morrow confirmed paramedics received two unrelated dog attack reports in the area, neither matching the incident reported by police, reported the Illawarra Mercury.

Also at Waley Avenue, paramedics attended an 11-year-old who had be bitten by a small dog, and the child was taken to Wollongong Hospital with minimal bleeding and a few small puncture wounds, Mr Morrow said.

After a dog bit a 10-year-old on the buttocks, the child went to Wollongong following the attack in Bellambi’s Whitby Mews, also on Tuesday.

For treatment of a small wound, the child was transferred to Sydney Children’s Hospital by road ambulance.

The spate of dog attacks on children on Tuesday took place in Bellambi, north of Wollongong

The spate of dog attacks on children on Tuesday took place in Bellambi, north of Wollongong





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