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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.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. The dog also attacked the children's mother. 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 dog had been put down.
A woman was also taken to hospital with minor injuries after being bitten. It is not known if she is the boys' mother. The seriously injured child was taken to Colchester General Hospital and later transferred to a specialist unit.
The boys' mother sustained minor injuries after being bitten.
Latest updates after baby killed by dogLatest updates after baby killed by dog
The seriously injured child was taken to Colchester General Hospital. The attack comes just eight weeks after another fatal dog attack in Essex when three-year-old Dexter Neal was bitten by an American bulldog in Halstead.
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." A woman was arrested and bailed in connection with that attack.
Neighbour Dave Thompson said: "The first thing I noticed was an armed response vehicle. Essex Police said no arrests had been made so far in connection with the Colchester attack.
Ch Insp Elliot Judge described the baby's death and his brother's injury as a "tragic incident" and said officers were supporting the family.
Police would not confirm dog's breed but said it had been put to sleep "with the consent of the owner".
Neighbours told the BBC the family had only recently moved to the area.
One, 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 "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 sceneAt the scene
Ian Puckey, BBC Essex Political ProducerIan 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.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.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.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.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. Another neighbour, Scott Mills, who lives in a house opposite, described how passing schoolchildren gathered to witness the aftermath of the tragedy.
"I feel really sorry and my heart goes out to the people involved in it." "There were a lot of children about because of the time - a lot of children were coming home from school," the 24-year-old said.
He described the dog removed from the house as "not a normal Staffie. It was a lot more chunky probably a Staffordshire cross or some kind of bulldog breed".
Mr Mills added: "No-one opposite knows the family but I wish them the best at this awful time."
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".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.