A baby girl has died after suffering catastrophic head injuries from a dog attack in her family home.
The seven-month-old, from Coventry, was bitten by her family’s dog. She was rushed to hospital but did not survive.
West Midlands Police said they are now investigating the attack, but the dog involved has been ‘humanely destroyed’.
They added: ‘A baby has tragically died after being bitten by a pet dog at a home in Coventry. We were called to a property at Shorncliffe Road shortly after 3pm on Sunday.
‘Together with our ambulance colleagues we arrived within minutes. A seven-month-old baby girl had received serious injuries to her head after being bitten by the family’s dog inside the home.
‘She received treatment at the scene by paramedics before being rushed to hospital for further treatment. Tragically, she died a short time later. Our thoughts remain with her family at this devastating time.’
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called to a medical emergency at a private address on Shorncliffe Road in Coventry at 3.01pm on Sunday.
‘Two ambulances, a specialist paramedic, a paramedic officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance were sent to the scene.
‘On arrival, crews found a female patient, a child, who, following treatment, was taken to hospital via land ambulance.’
The pet was not a dangerous breed, it’s believed.
Anyone with information has been urged to come forward.
In 2022, a 17 month old baby girl was mauled to death by a dog her parents had owned for a week.
Bella-Rae Birch, from Blackbrook, Merseyside, died from catastrophic injuries.
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