A BOY was horrifically dragged into the woods by a child-hunting wolf in front of his horrified mum in the Netherlands.

The child, 6, suffered horrific bite wounds, which required stitching – and was found with multiple scratches and abrasions on his body.

He went for a walk with his mum and younger brother in the Dutch province of Utrecht when they saw an animal running towards them.

At first, Mum Nynke, 41, thought it was safe for her children to play with what appeared to be a friendly dog from a distance.

It was only when the wild wolf jumped on the boy and dragged him into the woods, the mum realised the danger.

Shae told The Times: “I thought it was a playful dog running towards us and thought ‘nice, I’ll go and play’.

“But before I got there, I heard my eldest son screaming very loudly. He was jumped by the animal and dragged into the woods.”

Passers-by in the popular Den Treek nature reserve then rushed to save the boy from the clutches of the wolf.

The mum added: “There were two men with big sticks who beat the animal and eventually they got it off my son. I was in a state of total panic and grief.”

Locals now suspect that a rogue wolf named Bram was behind the dangerous attack.

Bram, who is officially designated GW3237m, is reportedly on a death sentence for attacking other people and dogs in the region.

Just a few weeks ago, the lone wolf bit a female hiker twice on the leg at the Den Treek estate near Leusden

A court permitted the province of Utrecht to shoot the world dead, saying it poses a threat to the people, the NL Times reports.

According to the court, the risk of serious injury to people is “so severe” that the wolf must be culled.

Although the objection procedure is still ongoing, the judge said: “I am fully aware that my decision is effectively a final one,” adding they see no grounds to suspend the permit.

Meanwhile, shocking footage caught the moment a farmer strangled a ferocious wolf to death after it killed two dogs and attacked his horse.

CCTV footage shows the wild beast attacking and biting the man as he carries a torch in the east of Russia.

The unnamed farmer and the wolf fought in the snow before he grabbed and held the animal by the neck.

He is then shown repeatedly punching the snarling predator, it has been reported.

“The farmer had no time to pick up his rifle and went into a bare-handed fight with the animal,” said one report.

He feared the wolf would attack his cattle, after killing two dogs and attacking a horse, the report says.

Another boy was attacked by a rogue wolf in a snow-covered Russian park a few years ago.

Shocking video shows the predator mauling the child’s leg while the boy – believed to be aged around five – screams and cries.