US EditionInfant Dies After Being Bit by Puppy in Queens: Sources
- Officers arrived around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday at a sixth-floor Queens apartment where a 1-month-old girl was found unconscious after a dog attack.
- The attack occurred while the infant slept between her mother and stepfather, who saw their 6-month-old German Shepherd-pit bull mix puppy biting her face.
- Residents reported that authorities had previously responded to disturbances at the building and observed that a dog frequently wandered off-leash within the apartment complex near 12th Street.
- Officials have confirmed that the dog is now in the care of Animal Control, investigators are interviewing the child’s parents, and no legal action has been initiated as the inquiry continues.
- The incident resulted in the infant’s death and has shocked neighbors who did not expect a family pet to attack a child in the building.
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Infant fatally mauled by puppy in NYC apartment, mother says
By Allen Devlin, Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story QUEENS, New York (WCBS) — A mother says her daughter was killed by a puppy on Tuesday morning while sleeping in their Queens apartment. It happened at around 6:30 a.m. on 12th Street in Long Island City. The NYPD says officers were called for reports of a 6-month-old German Shepherd-pit bull mix mauling an infant girl. The child’s mother told police the 1-month-old child w…
1-month-old girl mauled to death by family dog while in bed at Queens, New York home
Authorities are investigating a deadly dog mauling of a 1-month-old girl in Queens, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the case. Investigators were at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City on Tuesday, bringing out bags of evidence from a 6th-floor apartment unit which became the setting of a disturbing scene. A police source told NBC New York that the mother of the child called 911, claiming the baby girl was sleeping in be…
1-month-old girl mauled to death by family dog while in bed at Queens home: Sources
Authorities are investigating a deadly dog mauling of a 1-month-old girl in Queens, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the case. Investigators were at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City on Tuesday, bringing out bags of evidence from a 6th-floor apartment unit which became the setting of a disturbing scene. A police source told NBC New York that...
Infant dies after being bit by puppy in Queens: Sources
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- An infant was found dead in Queens after she was bitten in the face by a puppy, sources told PIX11 News. The one-month-old girl was found at Queensbridge Houses around 6:38 a.m. Tuesday morning, police said. She was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. More Local News Sources told PIX11 a six-week-old German shepherd, pit bull mix had chewed on the child's face. No arrests have been made related to the inciden…
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