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List of fatal dog attacks in Italy
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This is a list of human deaths caused by dogs, which became publicly known in the form of reports, cause of death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources. For more information on causes of death and studies related to dog bite-related fatalities, see Fatal dog attacks.
Deaths from or after dog bites are very rare, they count as preventable deaths. According to an evaluation of the number of deaths in the period from 2009 to 2025, a total of 54 deaths were recorded throughout Italy.
A 2025 study showed that the average number of fatalities increased from 1.28 to 3.18 per year, with a noticeable rise in the recent years.[1]
Summary counts of fatalities by year
[edit]Deaths per year (1984–2008)[2] (2009–2025):[1]
- 1984: 1, 1985: 1, 1986: 0, 1987: 2, 1988: 2, 1989: 1
- 1990: 1, 1991: 1, 1992: 1, 1993: 2, 1994: 0, 1995: 0, 1996: 1, 1974: 1, 1998: 0, 1999: 2
- 2000: 1, 2001: 2, 2002: 3, 2003: 1, 2004: 1, 2005: 0, 2006: 1, 2007: 2, 2008: 3, 2009: 4
- 2010: 2, 2011: 3, 2012: 5, 2013: 3, 2014: 1, 2015: 2, 2016: 4, 2017: 3, 2018: 3, 2019: 3
- 2020: 3, 2021: 4, 2022: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 5, 2025: 5 (6*)
*according to this list.
Fatalities
[edit]| Date | Victim | Dog type (Number) | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2025 | Erina Licari, 62, female | Large mixed breed | Sicily, Petrosino, Trapani — The woman went into her garage to feed the family dog and was attacked.[3] |
| February 17, 2025 | Salvatore Maggiore, 84, male | Cane Corso (2) | Sicily, Bagheria, Palermo — He went outside to pick flowers and was attacked by his neighbors loose dogs. The dogs were seized by authorities.[4][5][6] |
| February 15, 2025 | Giulia Loffredo, <1, female | Pit bull,
mixed breed |
Campania, Acerra — The 9-month-old was attacked by her parents' dog named Tyler while sleeping in their bed. She died in the hospital. The father initially told authorities that she had been attacked by a stray dog.[7][8] |
| January 19, 2025 | Patrizio Donati, 72, male | German Mastiff (2) | Lombardy, Cerro Maggiore — Family members found the dog breeder in his garden after he was attacked by 2 of his 12 dogs.[9] |
| January 13, 2025 | Patricia Masithela, 27 or 29, female | Pit bull (2) | Lazio, Latina — She was attacked by at least 2 dogs at a friend's house. The house was half-abandoned and the dogs were not well cared for. There were 5 dogs at the property.[10][11] |
| July 16, 2024
February 2025 † |
Margherita Villante, 74, female | Pit bull | Abruzzo, l'Aquila — She and her sister were attacked by their neighbor's dog. Her sister was also severely injured. Both of the victim's arms had to be amputated and she died several months later in hospital.[12][13] |
| June 6, 2024
June 10, 2024 † |
Maria Concetta Petruzzi, 97, female | Cane Corso | Apulia, Lecce, Alessano — A nearby police officer heard the woman scream and rushed to the scene. He had to shoot the dog to help the woman. She died a few days later in hospital. The dog belonged to the family.[14] |
| May 17, 2024 | Michele, <1, male | Pit bull | Piedmont, Palazzolo Vercellese — The 5-month-old boy was attacked by his parents' 8-year-old dog named Nero. At the time of the attack he was in the care of his grandmother, while his parents were outside.[15][16] |
| April 22, 2024 | Francesco Pio D'Amaro, 1, male | Pit bull (2) | Campania, Eboli, Campolongo — The 13-month-old boy was in his uncle's or mother's arms (reports vary) when the dogs attacked him. The boy's mother and another uncle tried to free the child from the dogs' grip, but were also attacked by the dogs and suffered wounds to their hands and legs. According to the family, the dogs have not been aggressive in the past. In May 2024 Salerno prosecutors ordered not to euthanize the dogs. They will be trained and given back to their owners. If the owners don't want to pay for their treatment, the dogs named Totò and Pablo will be placed in foster care afterwards.[17][18][19][20] |
| February 29, 2024 | Gianna Canova, 80, female | Central Asian Ovcharka | Pesaro Urbino, Mercato Conca – She was on her porch when she was attacked by the family dog named Tigre. She died at the scene. There had been previous incidents involving the dog. The dog was rehomed after he received training.[21][22][23] |
| February 11, 2024 | Paolo Pasqualini, 39, male | Rottweiler (3) | Lazio, Manziana — The man was out for a walk as he often did when he was attacked by 3 loose dogs. A nearby farmer became aware of the attack and tried to scare the dogs away. Since they then attacked the farmer, he retreated into his car and called for help. The victim had serious injuries to his face, neck, and arms and died at the scene. When emergency services arrived, the dogs fled to the nearby recreation park. The park was evacuated and a search for the dogs began. The dogs were found, sedated, and taken to a kennel.[24] |
| October 20, 2023 | Enrica Bensi, 86, female | Pit bull | Lombardy, Pavia, Corana — The victim was out walking near her home when the dog named "Demon" escaped into the street and attacked her.[25] |
| April 8, 2023 | Patrizia La Marca, 53, female | Rottweiler | Liguria, Ventimiglia — The victim was feeding her brother's dog and was attacked.[26] |
| December, 2022 | Iolanda Besutti, 68, female | Rottweiler (2) | Emilia-Romagna, Modena, Concordia — The woman was attacked in her home by her family dogs.[27] |
| June 19, 2022 | 66, male | Pit bull (2) | Apulia, Foggiano, Cerignola — The man was attacked near a rural farmhouse. The owner of the dogs was also injured while trying to help the victim.[28] |
| October 12, 2021 | Carmen Gorzanelli, 89, female | American Staffordshire Terrier (2) | Emilia-Romagna, Sassuolo, Modena — The victim wandered into the neighbors garden and was attacked by the two dogs "Zeus" and "Kira".[29] |
| August 26, 2021 | Simona Cavallaro, 20, female | Pack of livestock guarding dogs (10+) including | Calabria, Satriano — The young woman and her friend were exploring the area to find a good picnic spot in the pine forest at Mount Fiorino when a herd of sheep arrived, accompanied by their guarding dogs. The herd was not supposed to be in this area. Initially, the pack of dogs seemed friendly and calm. The young man even took a video of Cavallaro with the dogs. However, at one point, one dog started to bark at her, and the other dogs in the pack began to surround and attack her. The young man was able to hide in a nearby building.[30] |
| August 24, 2021 | Lorenza Pioletti, 63, female | American Staffordshire Terrier or Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Piedmont, Pieve Vergonte, Megolo — She was attacked by her dog in her home and died at the scene. The dog has already shown aggressive behavior toward her brother. [31][32][33][34] |
| April 14, 2021 | Americo Tullio, 80, male | Pit bull (2) | Lazio, between Morolo and Ferentino — He was out to collect wild asparagus. He was found dead with the dogs around.[35][36][37] |
| December 20, 2020 | Mariangela Zaffino, 74, female | Czechoslovakian Wolfdog (5) | Piedmont, Grugliasco — She was attacked by her five pet dogs in her flat.[38] |
| April 11, 2020 | Cristian, <1, male | Cane Corso | Apulia, Tricase — The 8-month-old was killed by the family dog.[39] |
| February 5, 2020 | Leonarda Piga, 64 or 63, female | German Mastiff (2) | Lombardy, Zeme, San Giorgio di Lomellina, Cascina Liberata — The woman was found dead on a farm where she went to care for eight dogs. Two female dogs attacked her. The owner of the dogs is a breeder.[40][41] |
| December, 2019 | Massimo Sartori, 49, male | Rottweiler (2) | Veneto, Pozzonovo — The victim was found injured by a 9-year-old female named Kyra and a 2-year-old male named Colt. The dogs belonged to his partner. The bites were not fatal, but he suffered medical issues.[42][43] |
| October 25, 2019 | Avellino Corazza, 74, male | American Staffordshire Terrier (2) | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Pordenone — He went to feed his sister-in-law's dogs, which he knew well, and was attacked. His wife tried to help him and was also injured. His son shot one of the dogs.[44][45][46] |
| March 21 or 24, 2019 | Gianluca Romagnoli, 43, male | Cane Corso | Lazio, Roma, Borghesiana— He was walking his dog Thiago and was fataly injured by him not far from his home.[47][48][49] |
| October 26, 2018
October 31 † |
Giovanni Camasso, 62, male | Pit bull (2) | Apulia, Barletta Andria-Trani, San Ferdinando di Puglia — [50] |
| September 9, 2018 | Giovanni Marcone, 60, male | German Shepherd | Lazio, Latina, Fondi —[51] |
| January 2, 2018 | Agatino Zuccaro, 55, male | Cane Corso (3) | Sicily, Pagliarello, Portopalo di Capo Passero, Syracuse — [52][53] |
| September 17, 2017 | Victoria Zikaj, 1, female | Pit bull (2) | Lombardy, Brescia, Flero — The one-year-old was attacked by her grandfather's two dogs.[54] |
| July 2017 | Vincenza Mei, 88, female | Mastiff (molossoid) | Lazio, Rieti, Poggio Catino — [55] |
| April 19, 2017 | Vito Zaccaria, 77, male | Pit bull (2)
Mixed breed (1) |
Apulia, Francavilla Fontana, Capitolo — Zaccaria went out to throw garbage in his bins and was attacked by 3 escaped dogs. The dog's owners were convicted of manslaughter in 2023. The conviction was upheld on appeal in 2025.[56][57][58] |
| November 7, 2016 | Pasquale Malafronte, 78, male | Cane Corso (2) | Campania, Battipaglia — [59] |
| October 19, 2016 | Ferdinando Di Rocco, 1, male | Cane Corso | Abruzzo, Pescara — [60] |
| August 15, 2016 | Giorgio, 1, male | Dogo Argentino | Sicily, Mascalucia, Catania — The child was playing unattended in a small pool when it was attacked by one of the family's two dogs. Both dogs were kept in the house and raised as companion dogs and have played with the child before. They were not trained as guard dogs, according to the family.[61][62] |
| June 2016 | Maria Rosa Pozzi, 76, female | American Staffordshire Terrier (2) | Lombardy, Milan, Inveruno — [63] |
| October 29, 2015 | Vincenzo Zibella, 61, male | Cane Corso (2) | Campania, Caserta, Formis, Sant’Angelo, Tifatini Mountains —The dogs escaped a nearby property and attacked the man.[64] |
| May 25, 2015 | Astrid Guarini, 3, female | Belgian Shepherd | [65][66] |
| April 15, 2002 | Vincenzo Ramis, 60, and Salvatore Rizzello, 62, male | Pit bull (2) | Salento, San Pietro Vernotico — A dog owner was sentenced in October 2010 for double manslaughter after his dogs escaped his property and killed two men in 2002.[67][68] |
Literature
[edit]- Iarussi, Fabrizio, Francesco Sessa, Serena Piccirillo, Martina Francaviglia, Alessandra Recchia, Antonella Colella, Matteo Bolcato, Monica Salerno, Angelo Peli, and Cristoforo Pomara. 2025. "Fatal Dog Attacks in Italy (2009–2025): The Urgent Need for a National Risk Registry" Animals 15, no. 24: 3523.
- Ciceroni, C.; Gostinicchi, S. Aggressivitá Canina: Indagine Epidemiologica Sulle Aggressioni ad Esito Letale in Italia Negli Anni 1984–2009. (Aggressive dogs: epidemiological survey on fatal attacks in Italy over the years 1984–2009) Vet. Ital. 2009, 45, 67–72.
See also
[edit]- Bruno (dog) – killing of an Italian sniffer dog
- List of fatal alligator attacks in the United States
- List of fatal bear attacks in North America
- List of fatal cougar attacks in North America
- Lists of fatal shark attacks
- List of fatal snake bites in the United States
- List of fatal snake bites in Australia
- List of wolf attacks
- Dog bite
References
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