A three-year-old child was mauled to death by a pit bull on Sunday.
Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says Simamkele Kovu was playing in the street near her house in Zwide, in Gqeberha when the dog exited the yard through a broken gate at around 4.20 in the afternoon.
She says the toddler sustained several bite wounds to her neck and face and died on the scene.
It is believed that the dog belonged to a local teenager living in the same street who is currently out of town.
An inquest docket is under investigation by SAPS Kwazakhele.
Police are urging residents to make sure that their property is secured and that their pet canines remain within their secured boundaries.
