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Woman charged after boy, 4, fatally mauled by dog in Bay of Plenty

By 1News Reporters
4:18pm
Dog teeth (file image).

Dog teeth (file image). (Source: istock.com)

A woman is due to appear in court after a four-year-old boy was fatally mauled by a dog in the Bay of Plenty last year.

Timothy Rolleston died after he was attacked by a dog in Katikati in March, 2025.

A 35-year-old woman is due to appear in the New Plymouth District Court next Monday charged with owning a dog that caused death to a person, Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown said today.

"Timothy’s family have been notified of this outcome.

"Our thoughts remain with them, and we continue to offer them the necessary support."

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