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A 12-year-old boy has been mauled by a pet bull-mastiff cross at a family friend's home in Kenwick on Sunday night.
Nine News Perth reporter Alice Pooley said the dog's owner Katrina Haywood believed the boy woke Snowy, a two-year-old bull-mastiff cross breed, when he startled and latched onto the child's face and body, biting him repeatedly.
Two-year-old Snowy will most likey be put down after the attack. Photo: 9 News Perth
"I couldn't get him off."
The boy was rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital with severe injuries and sustained dozens of stitches. He is in a stable condition.
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The bull mastiff cross was taken away from the home on Monday morning and a ranger told Ms Haywood the dog would most likely be put down after the savage attack.
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