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.
10-Month-Old Girl Killed in Attack by Family Dogs in North Carolina: Officials
Officials in North Carolina said that a 10-month-old child was killed by two family dogs while the father left the baby unattended for a moment.
The incident, involving two Rottweilers, took place at 8 a.m. in Willow Spring, North Carolina, when the father went outside to move a yard sprinkler, Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Danny Johnson told WTVD-TV.
“The father had left the small child inside the residence unattended for only a couple of minutes, he heard a lot of commotion in the house, went back inside and found the baby unresponsive,” said Johnson at the scene of the dog attack.
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.