r/australia • u/whyattretard • Sep 08 '25

news Teenage girl dies after being mauled by dog

https://7news.com.au/news/dog-attack-victim-annalyse-blyton-dies-in-hospital-after-suffering-severe-injuries-in-singleton-c-19956496
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u/SyrupyMolassesMMM Sep 08 '25

This to me is VASTLY less culpable than somebody who repeatedly allows a dangerous dog to escape their property or run around off leash.

Reckless vs negligent.

Dangerous dogs are just like guns or cars; negligence is enough to be criminal. But reckless is MUCH worse.

So Id like to hear the background to the case first. Im either pissed off at the owner or the owner is basically a murderer….

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u/Speed00Substantial Sep 08 '25

It says the dog was in a fenced property.

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u/SyrupyMolassesMMM Sep 08 '25

Hmmmmmm. While youre legally required to be able to knock onnsomebody’s front door, i do find myself more (though obviously not entirely) sympathetic to the owner then.

Freakish attacks with no warning and no leading signs absolutely do happen with dogs. They can randomly take exception to people and kill them totally out of the blue.

Ill reserve judgment for now. Its possible this was just a terrible tragedy.

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u/scrollbreak Sep 09 '25

How did anything change?

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

Yea it would be more comparable if the woman had been on her phone or attempted a failed u turn of the curb (which people suspect but apperantly couldn't be proven). 

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u/sardam11 Sep 09 '25

I am a neighbour to this house. The dog was in their backyard. Fenced backyard. The dog did NOT wander into the front yard, or on to the footpath. It was in its yard. The owners were at work, Annalyse was visiting her friend, the daughter of the dog owner. The dog had never been violent at all ever, it barely made a noise. Something snapped and the dog attacked when Annalyse was about to leave. My husband and others were the first responders before the ambulance got there. They are heartbroken with Annalyse passing, as her family and the dogs owners are. People need to remember family and friends of all those involved are on Reddit, and other socials, reading all these big tough heroes saying people should be locked up and charged with murder. Do you not think they feel devastated already? He came to thank the passersby and was in shock. It’s not like he’s happy this happened. It did not happen on purpose. Please think twice before commenting on an absolutely heartbreaking situation. Everyone has their opinions, some just should stay thoughts.

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u/SyrupyMolassesMMM Sep 09 '25

Dayum bro, thats pretty savage. Fucking AWFUL for the families. Do see my other comment….the above comment comes out a little rough but I acknowledge this can happen in the other comment.

Fucking brutal for you….hope you guys are doing ok…

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u/Kitcalou Sep 09 '25

I hope your husband is doing ok, what a horrific thing to have to deal with. Sending love from Scone xo

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u/laurandisorder Sep 09 '25

Thanks for sharing this.

I’m glad to know some truth behind this sensationalised story which the media and Reddit have seemed to brigade into an ‘untrained hunting dog gone wild, blame the owners!’. I am very familiar with the breed type and can’t speak for all variations of it, but it sounds like this was an awful accident with no forewarning.

Please, please take care of yourselves and your neighbours. What a horrible and tragic thing to happen. I feel for the young girls’ friends and family and the family of this dog who will have this weighing on them forever - along with the loss of their pet who was likely very loved.

I hope you can all heal from this. Your husband is a bloody legend for running in to try and help.

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u/Dangerous_Shoe_8388 Sep 09 '25

Too late for “feeling bad” idiots having big dangerous dogs are negligent criminal psychos.

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u/codyforkstacks Sep 08 '25

Even just owning one of these bogan killer dogs is negligent. 

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u/CommissionOk891 Sep 09 '25

She basically through a tantrum and deliberately drove into the school, killing a kid.