2 Aug 2017, Hillcrest, KwaZulu Natal: These were the last words Kayla Madden spoke to her sister before she succumbed to injuries from a dog attack inside her Hillcrest home on Saturday.
Gemma, 9, died after being attacked by a pit bull at Kayla's home just hours before she was due to celebrate her 10th birthday.
Gemma, a grade 4 pupil at a school in Kloof, was dropped off at Kayla`s home in Hillcrest. Their parents went out for the evening together with Kayla's boyfriend Thomas van der Spuy.
Kayla, 21, told the Daily News Gemma had been playing with the dog since she arrived at 3pm.
Kayla was baking muffins in the kitchen for Gemma's birthday. The child walked into the next room and screamed about a minute later.