Baby hospitalized after attacked by family dog at North Carolina home
ROCKY MOUNT, NC (WNCN) — A 1-year-old Rocky Mount girl is recovering after being viciously attacked by her family’s dog, according to the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office.
The attack occurred on Monday at a home located on N.C. Highway 43, authorities said. Deputies received a call from the home regarding a dog actively attacking a child.
According to the sheriff’s office, the dog was the family’s dog and was “slinging the child around in its mouth.” The mother of the child told deputies she was trying to stab the dog to stop the attack, but it didn’t work.
A detective arrived first on scene and witnessed the attack happening and pulled out his gun and shot the dog, killing it, authorities said.
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