GRUESOME DEATH AT PRINCE’S HOME

MANZINI - A family is still in shock after their four pit bulls turned on Prince Gubhaphansi’s granddaughter, allegedly mauling and killing her on the spot.

Information gathered is still scanty as the family is still traumatised by the incident, which occurred at Lozitha, near His Majesty the King’s Palace.
When contacted yesterday, family elders totally refused to entertain the media.
The child, three-year-old Yenzokuhle Dlamini, was allegedly killed by the dogs on Saturday night.

It is alleged that she was put to bed at about 8pm as usual together with other family members.
However, when some of the family members woke up yesterday morning, the child was found dead within the yard.
She was discovered lying in a pool of blood, on the green grass within the yard, allegedly after being viciously mauled by the dogs.
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The alarm was raised and upon inspection, elders discovered that she had horrific gaping bite wounds all over her body. The young Yenzokuhle still had her clothing on when her body was discovered by family members.
It could not be gathered how the child got out of the room where she had been sleeping on the night.

Matsapha officers under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) were called at about 9am yesterday and upon arrival at the homestead, the child’s body was inspected, pictures taken and it wrapped and taken to the RFM Hospital where she was certified dead.
Some residents were outraged when word of the attack by the vicious dogs went viral in the area.
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 “I cannot imagine what those parents are feeling right now. It is very sad to lose a child at the age of three, just to be ruined and destroyed by family dogs that should have been tied or controlled using other means,” a resident who preferred anonymity said.

Another resident said the incident was traumatising, especially because the child stayed at the home and the dogs were used to her being around.
A family, member who also preferred not to be named, said the child’s death was somehow mysterious and they were still trying to find answers.
“As to how she got out of the house, that is another story. The child was put to bed and it was only in the morning that we realised that she had been killed by the dogs. We are still shocked and do not know what to say really,” the family member said before hanging up.

The dogs were not taken into animal welfare custody or killed by the police, it was confirmed.
It was also gathered that some elders within the family revealed that the death of the child had to be treated as nothing more than a tragic accident.

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