Newborn Baby Dies After a Dog Attack [Baby Was a Day Old]

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By Fatima Virrey , Parent Herald Oct 27, 10:29 am

A newborn baby dies after a dog attack. According to reports, the baby was only a day old.

Responders quickly arrived at the family's home in Hamilton, New Zealand. Upon arrival, they saw that the baby sustained injuries after being attacked by the dog. The injuries were critical.

The baby's injuries

The incident happened on Sunday evening at around seven o'clock. According to Yahoo News, the St John Ambulance rushed the baby to the Waikato Hospital.

Reports also disclosed that the baby was bitten by the dog.

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Newborn Baby Dies After a Dog Attack [Baby Was a Day Old]

The dog attack

The new mom was in the toilet when the incident happened. She left her baby boy with their family's two dogs.

Their Rottweiler mauled the baby while the mother was in the toilet. After mauling the baby boy, the dog even tried to bury the baby.

Before the attack

Moments before the mom discovered the horrible incident, the dog was just returned by their neighbor. According to Karen, the neighbor who returned the dog, she brought the dog to its home when she saw that it escaped.

When Karen was returning the dog, the mom of th baby showed her baby boy to Karen. The baby was only hours-old during that time.

Discovering the horrible incident

When the neighbor heard the altercation, she immediately went to the house of the baby. There, she discovered the mom cradling her crying baby who was full of blood and dirt all over his body.

She was the one who called for an emergency. While waiting for help, she continued consoling the mother of the baby.

The newborn baby dies after a dog attack

Doctors from the Waikato Hospital worked to save the life of the baby boy. However, the New Zealand Police reported on Monday night that the baby passed away.

Dog attack on babies

According to Fatal Dog Attack Statistics, children under the age of one have the highest number of deaths recorded in terms of dog attacks.

Most of the dog attacks happen when the newborns are in their first ninety days.

According to Dogs to Diapers, "Dogs are predatory animals that react off of instinct and, if your dog is pre-dispositioned genetically to have a high prey drive, then the dog can perceive your newborn baby as prey."