Tragedy struck a North Carolina family after a 10-month-old baby was fatally mauled by her family’s two Rottweiller dogs while the child’s dad did housework. The incident happened in Willow Spring, a town near Raleigh, as the father left the infant alone to venture out to the garden to fix a sprinkler. Danny Johnson, captain of the Johnston County Sheriff's Office spoke to WTVD: “The father left the small child inside the residence unattended.
The attack took place when the child s father left the baby unattended for a few minutes inside the family home to go outside and move a sprinkler in the yard.
A 10-month-old baby was killed Tuesday night after being attacked by two family dogs as her dad stepped outside their North Carolina home for a brief moment, authorities said.
A 10-month-old baby was killed Tuesday night after being attacked by two family dogs as her dad stepped outside their North Carolina home for a brief moment, authorities said.
Sheriff: 10-,month-old girl killed in dog attack
May 26, 2021
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WILLOW SPRING, N.C. (AP) A 10-month-old girl died Tuesday after being attacked by two family dogs, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said.
Capt. Jeff Caldwell said in a news release that deputies responding to a report of an animal attack in Willow Spring found Scott Winberry trying to help his injured daughter, Malia Scott Winberry. Deputies learned that family pets had violently attacked Malia and they joined her father s efforts to help until EMS units took over care.
The girl was soon pronounced dead, officials said. Investigators quickly determined that the incident was an accident.