Police will not charge anyone after toddler killed in Christchurch dog attack
Police have decided not to lay charges following a fatal dog attack in Aranui that killed a one-year-old boy.
Sonny-Charles Watson, aged 1, died after being attacked by a cross-breed dog at a home on Basingstoke Street in Aranui on 14 August. Police have completed their investigation and determined that no charges will be laid in connection with the incident.
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NZ Herald
Aranui dog attack: Police will not charge anyone after Christchurch toddler’s death
Sonny-Charles Watson died in a dog attack at an Aranui home earlier this month.
1News
No charges over Christchurch dog attack that killed young boy
Sonny-Charles Watson, 1, died after being bitten by a dog at a home in Basingstoke St, Aranui on August 14.
RNZ
No charges over dog attack that killed Christchurch boy
The one-year-old boy was attacked by a cross-breed dog that lived at an Aranui property on 14 August.
Stuff
No charges laid following dog attack that killed Christchurch toddler
Sonny-Charles Watson, 1, was fatally attacked by a cross-breed dog and sustained cat an address on Basingstoke St, Aranui on August 14.