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A pit bull terrier crossbreed dog lying in bed with a San Diego couple bit and killed their three-day-old son when it was startled awake. | A pit bull terrier crossbreed dog lying in bed with a San Diego couple bit and killed their three-day-old son when it was startled awake. |
The parents had been watching television at the time with their newborn and the 44kg (97lb) American Staffordshire terrier-Great Dane mix was lying with them, said Sergeant Tu Nguyen of the San Diego police child abuse unit. | The parents had been watching television at the time with their newborn and the 44kg (97lb) American Staffordshire terrier-Great Dane mix was lying with them, said Sergeant Tu Nguyen of the San Diego police child abuse unit. |
“The mum coughed unexpectedly and it startled the dog, which bit the baby, causing traumatic injury,” said Nguyen, whose unit investigates the death of any child. | “The mum coughed unexpectedly and it startled the dog, which bit the baby, causing traumatic injury,” said Nguyen, whose unit investigates the death of any child. |
“The parents were able to separate the dog from the baby and they rushed him to the hospital but they were not able to save him.” | “The parents were able to separate the dog from the baby and they rushed him to the hospital but they were not able to save him.” |
Nguyen declined to say where the baby was injured and said police were waiting for the medical examiner’s report on the exact cause of death. | Nguyen declined to say where the baby was injured and said police were waiting for the medical examiner’s report on the exact cause of death. |
The dog was taken into custody by San Diego county animal services, officials said. Any dog that bites a person is placed in quarantine by animal control, said Dan DeSousa, deputy director of the agency. | The dog was taken into custody by San Diego county animal services, officials said. Any dog that bites a person is placed in quarantine by animal control, said Dan DeSousa, deputy director of the agency. |
DeSousa said the family could direct animal control to euthanise the dog or they could claim the dog at the end of a 10-day quarantine, but the agency had not yet received any instructions. | DeSousa said the family could direct animal control to euthanise the dog or they could claim the dog at the end of a 10-day quarantine, but the agency had not yet received any instructions. |
The American Staffordshire is one of a number of pit-bull dog breeds recognised as dangerous and subject to various breeding and ownership restrictions in different parts of the world. | The American Staffordshire is one of a number of pit-bull dog breeds recognised as dangerous and subject to various breeding and ownership restrictions in different parts of the world. |
The Texas-based charity DogsBite.org lists three previous killings of children by pit bulls in the US in 2016, and a dozen people killed in 2015. The group campaigns against dangerous dog breeds and on behalf of victims of attacks. | The Texas-based charity DogsBite.org lists three previous killings of children by pit bulls in the US in 2016, and a dozen people killed in 2015. The group campaigns against dangerous dog breeds and on behalf of victims of attacks. |
With Reuters | With Reuters |
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