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Case No. 7238Dog attack (under investigation) · Co. Waterford · 27 Oct 2023

Dog attack in Waterford under investigation

Two women, one in her 30s and one in her late teens, were attacked by a dog understood to be an XL Bully Pitbull at a residential property in St John's Park, Waterford city, on Friday 27 October 2023 at around 1pm. Both women sustained serious injuries and were taken to University Hospital Waterford for treatment. The dog was seized by a Waterford City Council dog warden. Gardaí say investigations into the incident are ongoing.

  1. Reported28 Oct
    4 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Two women, one in her 30s and one in her late teens, were attacked by a dog understood to be an XL Bully Pitbull.
Where
The attack took place at a residential property in St John's Park, Waterford city.
When
The attack occurred at around 1pm on Friday 27 October 2023.
Investigation
  • Gardaí say investigations into the incident are ongoing.
  • The dog was seized by a Waterford City Council dog warden.
Other details
  • Both women were taken to University Hospital Waterford for treatment of serious injuries.
  • One woman is reported to face plastic surgery.
23 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo women were attacked by a dog at a house. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe dog, understood to be an XL Bully Pitbull, attacked two women, one in her 30s and one in her late teens. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe two women were taken to hospital and are believed to have been seriously injured. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA woman was attacked by an XL Bully dog. (extra.ie)
  • whatTwo women were mauled by a dog in Waterford. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe two women had suffered serious injuries. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe attack happened at St John's Park in Waterford city. (rte.ie)
  • whereThe attack happened in St John's Park, in the centre of Waterford city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe attack took place in Waterford. (extra.ie)
  • whereThe attack happened at a home at St. John's Park in Waterford city. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe attack happened at around 1pm on the day before publication. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe attack happened around lunchtime on a Friday. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenEmergency services were called at about 1pm. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (rte.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe dog was seized by the council dog warden. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGarda investigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe dog was seized by a Waterford City Council dog warden. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherEmergency services were called to the scene. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe two women were taken to University Hospital Waterford for serious injuries. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe dog was seized by the Waterford County Council Dog Warden. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe woman faces plastic surgery, according to the headline. (extra.ie)
  • otherThe dog is understood to be a bully XL. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherBoth victims were taken to University Hospital Waterford for treatment. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 30 Oct2023
    Reportedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Two women attacked by dog in Waterford rushed to hospital for serious injuries

    Report of a dog attack in Waterford city on Friday 27 October 2023 that left two women with serious injuries; the dog was seized and investigations are ongoing.

    victim, 30s, femalevictim, late teens, female
  2. 30 Oct2023
    Reportedextra.ie, first report
    Woman Attacked By XL Bully In Waterford Faces 'Plastic Surgery'

    Only the headline is available. The article body is missing, and the page contains only search-widget template code. The incident date, date of attack and any investigation details are not stated.

    victim, female
  3. 28 Oct2023
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Two women hospitalised after serious dog attack in Waterford

    Adds that the dog was understood to be an XL Bully Pitbull, gives the ages of the two women, says the dog was seized by the council dog warden, and includes local councillors' reactions. The Enniscorthy case mentioned in the article is a separate incident.

    victim, 30s, femalevictim, late teens, female
  4. 28 Oct2023
    Reportedrte.ie, first report
    Two women hospitalised after Waterford dog attack

    Reports the dog attack at St John's Park, Waterford, that injured two women, the seizure of the dog, and that gardaí are investigating. No existing case covers this incident.

    victim, 30s, femalevictim, late teens, female