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Child-killing Rottweilers donated to Thai police for training
Aug 16, 2008, 4:55 GMT
Bangkok - Two Rottweiler dogs that mauled a 2-year-old to death Thursday were donated to a special police task force for training, local media reported Saturday.
The dogs would be trained to track down criminals but will first be tested for two months to see if they are suitable for the job, the English-language Bangkok Post reported.
The two dogs were originally purchased by a Dutch man to protect his house and last Thursday they attacked and mauled to death his daughter Romklao Ploo, nicknamed Nina, in Nakorn Ratchasima city, 200 kilometres north-east of Bangkok.
Jintana Ploo, 42, the girl's mother, told police she had placed Nina on the ground to unlock her front door when the two dogs dashed out and attacked her daughter. Jintana also sustained bites to her legs when she tried to save the child.
She said her Dutch husband, whose name was not given, had bought the dogs to protect their house after it had been burglarized several times.
Jintana's brother gave the dogs to the police after the army's dog-training center rejected them for lacking the qualities of military dogs, the newspaper reported.
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