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| Colchester dog attack: Baby killed and brother seriously hurt | Colchester dog attack: Baby killed and brother seriously hurt |
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| A four-month-old baby boy has died and his 22-month-old brother is seriously injured after a dog attack in Colchester. | |
| The dog attacked three people including the two children. The surviving boy was left with "life-changing injuries", Essex Police said. | |
| Officers were called to the junction of Tara Close and Harwich Road at 15:10 BST on Thursday following reports someone had been bitten by a dog. | Officers were called to the junction of Tara Close and Harwich Road at 15:10 BST on Thursday following reports someone had been bitten by a dog. |
| Police said the animal was "recovered". | Police said the animal was "recovered". |
| A woman was also taken to hospital with minor injuries after being bitten. It is not known if she is the boys' mother. | |
| Latest updates after baby killed by dog | |
| The seriously injured child was taken to Colchester General Hospital. | |
| Ch Insp Elliot Judge said: "This is a tragic incident that Essex Police is investigating. Specially trained officers are providing support to the family at this difficult time." | Ch Insp Elliot Judge said: "This is a tragic incident that Essex Police is investigating. Specially trained officers are providing support to the family at this difficult time." |
| Neighbour Dave Thompson said: "The first thing I noticed was an armed response vehicle. | Neighbour Dave Thompson said: "The first thing I noticed was an armed response vehicle. |
| "I saw what must have been the first ambulance roar off under police escort." | "I saw what must have been the first ambulance roar off under police escort." |
| He said police backed into the drive of the house to "recover the animal" which he described as a dark brown "Staffordshire bull breed". | He said police backed into the drive of the house to "recover the animal" which he described as a dark brown "Staffordshire bull breed". |
| "It was alive and not aggressive when they brought it out of the house and put it into the back of the van. It was quite big, I think it was a cross breed. | "It was alive and not aggressive when they brought it out of the house and put it into the back of the van. It was quite big, I think it was a cross breed. |
| "Everyone had been pushed back by the police and a woman came out of the house first," he said. | "Everyone had been pushed back by the police and a woman came out of the house first," he said. |
| At the scene | |
| Ian Puckey, BBC Essex Political Producer | |
| We were told on Thursday that three people, including a baby and child, had been injured in an attack by a dog. | |
| Earlier today the terrible update came through from police that the baby has died of those injuries. | |
| As the first floral tributes are laid outside the house, it's apparent the whole community has been affected by this tragedy. | |
| Everybody I've spoken to here is in shock. | |
| Speaking on Thursday afternoon, another neighbour, who wanted to be known only as Rachel, said: "It's quite scary especially when it's on your doorstep. | Speaking on Thursday afternoon, another neighbour, who wanted to be known only as Rachel, said: "It's quite scary especially when it's on your doorstep. |
| "I feel really sorry and my heart goes out to the people involved in it." | "I feel really sorry and my heart goes out to the people involved in it." |
| Will Quince, MP for Colchester, tweeted: "So sad to hear of the death of a baby in a dog attack in Colchester. My thoughts and prayers are with his brother now at Colchester Hospital." | Will Quince, MP for Colchester, tweeted: "So sad to hear of the death of a baby in a dog attack in Colchester. My thoughts and prayers are with his brother now at Colchester Hospital." |
| He later tweeted to say he understood the boy had been transferred to a "specialist unit". | |
| The scene remains cordoned off. | The scene remains cordoned off. |