WEBVTT - 3 year old mauled by dog 

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<v Speaker 1>Now, the story we're turning to is a horrific one,

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<v Speaker 1>and I do just want to warn people that involves

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<v Speaker 1>the killing of a young child and dogs, a pack

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<v Speaker 1>of dogs responsible for that. So if you are either

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<v Speaker 1>not able to listen to something like that, or perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>you've got some young people with you and you want

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<v Speaker 1>to just turn it down for a bit over the

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<v Speaker 1>next four or five minutes, that's what we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be talking about, So do bear that in mind. At

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four minutes past three o'clock, let's welcome to our studio.

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<v Speaker 1>Tubby s Gorba, another of our EWN colleagues. Tubby saw

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<v Speaker 1>a terrible tragedy out in an informal settlement in the

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<v Speaker 1>Marathon informal settlement. It's in Germiston and a young girl

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<v Speaker 1>sub gonke Hoe sign and our deep condolences guard to

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<v Speaker 1>all of her family, everyone who knew her, and anybody

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<v Speaker 1>else who I'm sure could have been traumatized by what happened.

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<v Speaker 1>But you've been out there today, what have you seen,

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<v Speaker 1>what have you heard, and maybe just feeling for people

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<v Speaker 1>what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Good afternoon, John, As you said, it's an awful, awful story.

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<v Speaker 2>So this incidents happened on Friday. Sibongawong, who's a three

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<v Speaker 2>year old child, was just walking through the marathon in

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<v Speaker 2>former sessiment on Friday afternoon. It's located in Jermeston when

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<v Speaker 2>she was attacked by a pack of dogs. Now, obviously

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<v Speaker 2>I won't go into much details, but the eyewitnesses we

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<v Speaker 2>spoke to said, you know, when they found her, they

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<v Speaker 2>found out while the dogs were still attacking her, and

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<v Speaker 2>when they found her, you know, it was very very

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<v Speaker 2>it was very bad. A sixty five year old man said,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he was one of the first people to

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<v Speaker 2>actually be on the scene and he said, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's never seen anything like that, and unfortunately she died.

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<v Speaker 2>She died while on their way to the hospital. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>we were they We were there today to just speak

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<v Speaker 2>to families and just get what is happening. What we

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<v Speaker 2>do know is that the area the marathon informal sessiment,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a number of domesticated and also a number of

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<v Speaker 2>straight dogs. And this is not a pit bull, because

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<v Speaker 2>I know obviously people maybe my suspects it's a pitbull.

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<v Speaker 2>But what we've heard from the community members and from

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<v Speaker 2>the eyewitnesses is that this was a mixed bridge dog

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<v Speaker 2>that was brown in color. They believed, you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>call them like it's your normal dogs as you see

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<v Speaker 2>in every township and every informal settiment. But the community

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<v Speaker 2>has been shook by this, John and obviously they're now

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<v Speaker 2>calling for the SPCA to just remove all the dogs

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<v Speaker 2>in the area, saying that, you know, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people in the area who keep these dogs. But unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>because it's an informal sestiment and because obviously these are

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<v Speaker 2>people who are working class in poor, they don't have

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<v Speaker 2>enough money to actually afford these dogs. And this is

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<v Speaker 2>a result we've heard. We also heard from the community

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<v Speaker 2>that this is not the first time a child has

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<v Speaker 2>been attacked. Fortunately, in the other two incidents the children survived,

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<v Speaker 2>but unfortunately for Sibonga Gonge hoy Saana she didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>So Toby, so you you you mentioned at the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of your auntswer there are both straight dogs and dogs

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<v Speaker 1>that are have someone who will say, no, that's my dog.

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<v Speaker 1>Do we know where these straight dogs were? Was it

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<v Speaker 1>a mix the pack of dogs? In other words, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>wondering if anyone can be held accountable for what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>So there was a gentleman. The community believed that the

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<v Speaker 2>dogs belonged to the gentlemen ran away from the community.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously after the incident, his shack was burned down and

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<v Speaker 2>everything sort of scattered around. So that's what we know.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was interesting, John that when we were there

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<v Speaker 2>on the we were there today on the scene, we

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<v Speaker 2>did actually see some dogs. Some dogs even the community

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<v Speaker 2>believes that are still we're even parts of the attack.

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<v Speaker 2>And because it's an informal sentiment that just those areas

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<v Speaker 2>where only dogs can get to, where maybe people can't

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<v Speaker 2>actually get to.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's that's where we are at Tobisa. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>family that's grieving. What can you tell us about them?

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<v Speaker 1>Who's in the family and and and how they're responding

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<v Speaker 1>to something that that must have turned them inside out?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, John, So it's a mother. It's a mother.

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<v Speaker 2>Cebungaonke lived with her mother and older brother. And what

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<v Speaker 2>we do know is that the mother is in a

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<v Speaker 2>terrible state. Today she has to go identify Sybunga Wonke

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<v Speaker 2>and we were told that she fainted and after that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, she just couldn't do anything. She's been lying

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<v Speaker 2>in bed and she's been resting. Hopefully she's gonna feel

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<v Speaker 2>a bit better in terms of in terms of the

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<v Speaker 2>child John, she's been described, you know, as a sweet child,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it was sort of heartbreaking when the

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<v Speaker 2>family spokesperson said this is a childhood she liked playing

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<v Speaker 2>with dogs. She was a quiet, shy child, but when

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<v Speaker 2>she saw those puppies, when she saw dogs, she liked

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<v Speaker 2>rubbing them, and her face would actually lights up. And

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<v Speaker 2>to think that those same dogs that actually brought her

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<v Speaker 2>joy that actually killed her is you know, it's very heartbreaking.

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<v Speaker 2>So in the moment, you know, the community is giving

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<v Speaker 2>the mother all the help she can get. We do

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<v Speaker 2>understand that the father is not in the picture and

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<v Speaker 2>that it was just the mother and her two children.

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<v Speaker 1>Heartbreaking stuff. Thank you Tobby so Gooba with his report

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<v Speaker 1>on what he engaged with and saw and heard out

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<v Speaker 1>of the marathon informal settlement in Germiston, A story of

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<v Speaker 1>great tragedy. Coming up on the show a little bit later,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll talk to Cora Bailey. She is founder of an

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<v Speaker 1>organization called CLAW, which stands for Community Led Animal Welfare.

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<v Speaker 1>They've looked at situations where you do in a community

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<v Speaker 1>have a mix of dogs some of them who are

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<v Speaker 1>have owners but may not be getting the attention they need.

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<v Speaker 1>And then where there's stray dogs in the mix as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Coral Bailey with us at ten minutes to four still

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<v Speaker 1>to come on the show as well. We're going to

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