‘Pig dogs’ involved in attack on child
POLICE have confirmed the outcome of an investigation into a dog attack that led to the tragic death of a Far Northern toddler, revealing fresh details of the dog involved.
Two-year-old Talan Peters suffered severe head injuries during the horrific attack by a family dog at his Mena Creek home on January 29.
The toddler was placed into a coma after doctors were able to restart his heart at Innisfail Hospital.
He was then flown to Townsville Base Hospital and immediately underwent brain surgery.
However, his life support was switched off on February 1. Following the heartbreaking incident, an Innisfail Police spokeswoman confirmed there were three dogs on the property “all described as pig dogs” and that two of them had been destroyed.
However, it is still unknown why the second dog had been destroyed.
The spokeswoman said no charges would be laid over the matter.
Although police could not speak on what led to the attack, it is understood Talan’s family was at home at the time and that he had taken food with him into the backyard.
When mother Amber Stewart realised he was no longer inside, she found him outside with one of the dogs standing over him.
A relative of the family started a GoFundMe campaign to support Talan’s mum and was hoping to raise $20,000 to cover the toddler’s funeral costs.
By February 11, the fundraiser had accumulated $24,712.