Family dogs responsible for most attacks, new research shows

By Julie Power
May 13 2018 - 12:00pm
 A 3D image of Charlie's skull after he was bitten by a dog. The bite caused traumatic lacerations to Charlie's face, nose, eyelids, forehead and scalp Photos: Supplied
A 3D image of Charlie's skull after he was bitten by a dog. The bite caused traumatic lacerations to Charlie's face, nose, eyelids, forehead and scalp Photos: Supplied

A single bite from his family's nine-year-old pet dog - so gentle it barely woofed at a stranger -  nearly killed three-year-old Charlie Stirton last year when the boy climbed on the sleeping animal's back to ride it "like a horse".

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