Pitbulls that mauled boy (4) to death were killed! Buziwe Nocuze
Comments Milani was buried last week at the Maitland Cemetery in Cape Town. Photo By Buziwe Nocuze.
RESIDENTS were fuming after four-year-old Milani Keke was mauled to death by two pitbulls in Gugulethu, Cape Town, on 3 January.
The little boy was laid to rest at Maitland Cemetery on Sunday (10 January), a day before his fifth birthday.
Soon after the incident, the dogs were impounded.
Law Enforcement spokesman Wayne Dayson said the animals were impounded in terms of the Animal By-Law.
He said the dogs were then euthanized because of the seriousness of the injuries, the temperament of the dogs as well as the extent and nature of the attack.
A South African community has been thrown into a state of mourning after a four-year-old boy, Milani Keke, was mauled to death by two pit bulls.
The young lad was attacked by the dogs in Gugulethu when he tried to retrieve a ball while playing rugby with friends at home on Sunday. The animals are currently in the care of the SPCA as investigations continue.
His mother, Nothemba Keke, spoke to the Cape Times saying;
âI was here at home when I heard the screams of my daughter crying âMama come out, Milani is being attacked by dogs.â I ran outside and one was attacking him from the back of his skull while the other barked and ran around him. I ran and tried to jump the fence to save him, but a neighbour grabbed me and pulled me back,â