Four Hunting Dogs That Fatally Mauled Boy in Bogor Die Simultaneously Inside Vehicle

The four hunting dogs that attacked a 9-year-old child in Jasinga District, Bogor, West Java, died inside a car. It is suspected they perished simultaneously due to a lack of oxygen. “The information is that because they were stored in a car, tied up, and the car was completely closed, there was no oxygen inside. Yes, four dogs died,” said the Head of the Women and Children Protection Unit at Bogor Police, AKP Silfi Adi Putri, on Wednesday (10/6/2026). The dogs were placed inside a car after attacking the victim. It is suspected they died at the same time from suffocation inside the vehicle. “Regarding the condition of the dogs, when the dogs mauled the victim they were secured and then put into a car. While the dogs were inside, perhaps the car was not turned on, thus causing the death of the dogs,” Silfi stated. Police have taken samples from the dogs for examination at the National Police Forensic Laboratory (Puslabfor) of Bareskrim Polri. “Now, we have taken the dogs that bit the victim to the Forensic Lab for sampling, and currently they have been taken by the Fisheries and Livestock Service to check whether the dogs have rabies or not,” she explained. As a result of the incident, the dog owner, identified as Y, has been named a suspect. Y is charged under Articles 474 and a336 of the Criminal Code, which carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Police previously detailed the moments leading up to the 9-year-old’s death after being attacked by four wild boar hunting dogs in Jasinga, Bogor, West Java. Before the incident, the victim was fishing for eels. “Based on witness statements at the scene, specifically a friend of the victim, the victim was fishing for eels in a squatting position,” said AKP Silfi. The dogs then approached the victim from behind. Startled, the victim ran and was pursued by the animals. “Because the victim was startled, he ran and was chased by the dogs. The dogs were not restrained; they were intentionally released to hunt wild boar,” she continued. According to the hunting community, the location where the victim was attacked had only been used as a hunting ground for the first time. However, several communities frequently use the area for hunting. “The dog owner released the dogs from a distance and did not follow them, so there was no supervision over where the dogs went. That is why we say there was negligence regarding the fact that the dogs were not guarded,” she elaborated.