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A heartbreaking tragedy has shaken the Marathon informal settlement in Ekurhuleni, where a three-year-old girl was fatally attacked by dogs, leaving the community in mourning and demanding urgent action on animal control. The horrific incident has not only sparked public outrage but has compounded the grief of a family already battling despair—the toddler’s mother is currently fighting stage four cancer.
The senseless loss has ignited calls for stricter regulations on stray or unmonitored animals in vulnerable communities, as residents struggle to make sense of a tragedy that could have been prevented.
