Irishman dies in Malaysia dog attack
The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to the family of an Irishman mauled to death by dogs in Malaysia.
Maurice Sullivan, aged 50, was attacked by the animals at a farm on the northern island of Penang yesterday.
Mr Sullivan was reportedly staying at the farm with his 28-yeaer-old Polish girlfriend to take photos.
Local media quoted the farm owner as saying he would hand over the dogs, which he reared to protect the farm from wild boars and pythons, to the veterinary department. It was unclear what caused them to attack Mr Sullivan.
State veterinary department director Wan Mohamad Kamil Wan Nik said his officers would take the dogs and monitor them for 10 days for rabies before deciding what to do with them.
He said they were cross-breed dogs, common in Malaysia. This was the first such fatal attack in the state, he said.
