11/02/2014

Baby Girl Dies In Dog Attack

An 11-month-old baby has died after being mauled by a pet dog, police in Lancashire have said.

The baby girl, from Emily Street in Blackburn, died in hospital at about 23:00 on Monday.

Police have arrested a 26-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman on suspicion of child neglect in connection with the incident.

It is understood that the baby was not at her home address when the attack happened.

Police have seized the animal.

(MH/CD)


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