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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 23, 10:50 PM
Aranui dog attack: Police will not charge anyone after Christchurch toddler’s death
Sonny-Charles Watson died in a dog attack at an Aranui home earlier this month.
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Aranui dog attack: Police will not charge anyone after Christchurch toddler’s death
Radio New Zealand and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Sonny-Charles Watson died in a dog attack at an Aranui home earlier this month.
The headline split The New Zealand Herald frames it as "Aranui dog attack: Police will not charge anyone after Christchurch toddler’s death". Radio New Zealand frames it as "No charges over dog attack that killed Christchurch boy".
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 23, 10:52 PM
No charges over dog attack that killed Christchurch boy
The one-year-old boy was attacked by a cross-breed dog that lived at an Aranui property on 14 August.
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Aug 23, 10:50 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Aug 23, 10:52 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
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