Ronald DeFeo Jr. was convicted of killing his entire family inside their Amityville home in 1974.
Mayor Daniel Reiman said that according to municipal records from the Board of Health, the dogs were not registered with the town, as is required by law. Both dogs were euthanized after the attack. As a small community, our Carteret family mourns the heart-wrenching loss of our young neighbor, he said. We pray for this young mother and family in this time of unimaginable grief.
Neighbors said that the dogs were allowed to roam free in the neighborhood, and one said they didn t let their own children play outside as a result.
Dogs Kill Boy, Seriously Injure Mother Outside New Jersey Home
On 3/17/21 at 7:06 AM EDT
A 3-year-old boy died after being attacked by dogs outside a New Jersey home on Tuesday, officials said following a preliminary investigation.
Authorities responded to a residence on Laurel Street in Carteret, Middlesex County, at approximately 4:30 p.m. after a report about a dog attack. An initial probe suggested the boy was killed and his mother left seriously injured following an attack by two dogs.
Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman said in a statement on Tuesday the victims were airlifted to hospital. The names of the victims were not released by the mayor or law enforcement, and the breed of dogs involved had not been clarified at time of writing.
Unregistered pit bulls that killed 3-year-old boy, injured his mom lived nearby, mayor says
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
Two pit bulls that entered a Carteret backyard on Tuesday, attacking and killing a 3-year-old boy and injuring his mother were not registered with the borough, officials said Wednesday.
The boy’s mother remains hospitalized on Wednesday, Carteret Mayor Daniel J. Reiman said in a statement. Both dogs have been euthanized, a spokesman for the mayor said .
The dogs that got into the family’s fenced backyard on East Laurel Street came from a home on Birch Street, about two blocks away, the mayor said.
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