Authorities are investigating the tragic loss of life of an toddler in Woodbridge who was apparently attacked by the household’s canine, in accordance with the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Police responded to a name round 6:17 a.m. Saturday at a Mereline Avenue residence within the Avenel part the place officers discovered an unresponsive child believed to have been attacked by the household’s canine, the Prosecutor’s Office mentioned.
The mom and baby had been critically injured by the canine, and the newborn was pronounced lifeless on the scene, the Prosecutor’s Office mentioned. The mom and father had been taken to the hospital for therapy.
Anyone with data is requested to name Detective Thomas Ratajczak of the Woodbridge Police Department at 732- 634-7700 or Detective Michelle Coppola of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3477.