An toddler was killed and the kid’s mother and father injured in an obvious attack by a dog at a New Jersey home over the weekend, authorities mentioned.
Middlesex County prosecutors and Woodbridge police mentioned officers responded to the Woodbridge Township home shortly earlier than 6:30 a.m. Saturday over a report of an unresponsive child believed to have been attacked by the household canine.
Authorities mentioned officers discovered that the mom and little one “had sustained critical accidents from the canine.” The child was pronounced useless on the scene. The mom and father have been taken to a hospital for therapy.
The names of the victims weren’t instantly launched, and officers did not make clear the present standing of the animal. Authorities described the investigation as “lively and persevering with” and requested anybody with info to name Woodbridge police and county prosecutors.
Authorities didn’t disclose the breed of the canine.
About 4.5 million individuals are bitten by dogs within the United States yearly, in line with Forbes, however solely round 30 to 50 individuals die attributable to canine bites annually. However, almost 30% of deadly canine assaults concerned a sufferer between the ages of 1 and 4, Forbes experiences.
Last June in Michigan, an 11-month-old boy died after he was attacked by the household canine whereas enjoying within the yard. Four months later, a 4-year-old boy was killed by a canine in Detroit.
