Six-Year-Old Boy Bitten by Family’s Great Dane in Northern Italy

A six-year-old boy sustained head injuries after being bitten by a Great Dane in Torricella del Pizzo, Cremona province. Preliminary reports indicate the child approached the family-owned dog—one of two Great Danes adopted from a shelter—to play when the animal reacted unexpectedly, inflicting lacerated-contused wounds. The victim was airlifted to Milan’s Niguarda Hospital for emergency surgery. Medical staff confirm the boy’s condition is stable and not cause for significant concern.