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1-Year-Old Girl Killed in Ohio Dog Attack, Police Say

TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO, JUL 2 – The family pit bull attacked during an indoor walk, severing the toddler's carotid artery; the dog had prior aggression toward other dogs but no human attacks, sheriff said.

  • Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis L. Campbell said last week that a family pit bull killed 1-year-old Blakely Blosser, severing her carotid artery in Dover Township.
  • The mother was walking inside her home with her child when the dog attacked, despite having shown aggression only toward other dogs before the incident.
  • Deputies observed the child with bites to her face and throat, and the mother with defensive wounds, indicating a violent attack and her attempt to rescue her daughter.
  • Sheriff Campbell said the dog was euthanized immediately, and prosecutors do not expect charges after their review.
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A fatal dog attack has occurred in Tuscarawas County, Ohio: a pit bull attacked a one-year-old girl.

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