A two-year-old boy has died after being attacked by dogs in the New South Wales central west.
The boy was mauled on the face and neck by the dogs at a motel in the town of Cowra on Tuesday morning, police said in a statement.
Emergency services responded to reports a child had been bitten by the animals, with officers arriving at the motel about 10.20am to learn the boy “had serious injuries to his face and neck”, according to the police statement.
“He has been taken to Cowra hospital in a critical condition,” police said.
The boy was flown to Sydney’s Westmead hospital, however, he died on Tuesday afternoon.
Police were examining the motel as a crime scene and investigations continued to prepare a report for the coroner.
Two dogs had been seized by the local council.
