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| Molly-Mae Wotherspoon dog death: RSCPA concerns 'not acted upon' | Molly-Mae Wotherspoon dog death: RSCPA concerns 'not acted upon' |
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| Police failed to act on concerns raised about an illegal dog before it killed a baby girl, a report has found. | Police failed to act on concerns raised about an illegal dog before it killed a baby girl, a report has found. |
| Six-month-old Molly-Mae Wotherspoon was fatally attacked by an American pit bull named Bruiser at a house in Daventry in October 2014. | Six-month-old Molly-Mae Wotherspoon was fatally attacked by an American pit bull named Bruiser at a house in Daventry in October 2014. |
| Mother Claire Riley, 23, and grandmother Susan Aucott, 55, are currently in prison in connection with the death. | Mother Claire Riley, 23, and grandmother Susan Aucott, 55, are currently in prison in connection with the death. |
| Northamptonshire Police said it had "overhauled" its dangerous dogs policy. | |
| LIVE: For more on this and other Northamptonshire stories | LIVE: For more on this and other Northamptonshire stories |
| The serious case review highlighted a number of failings. | |
| The report states Riley took Bruiser - one of two dogs in her home - to a vet in January 2014 when Riley was pregnant. | |
| The vet voiced his concerns about the fact the animal was an illegal breed to the RSPCA, which made a referral to the police. | The vet voiced his concerns about the fact the animal was an illegal breed to the RSPCA, which made a referral to the police. |
| The report said the force failed to act on these concerns. | The report said the force failed to act on these concerns. |
| 'Safeguarding training' | |
| Det Supt Steve Lingley, head of safeguarding at Northamptonshire Police, welcome the report's findings on what he said was "a very challenging case on a number of levels". | |
| "Within weeks of the tragedy," he said, "Northamptonshire Police had carried out a complete overhaul of its response policy to dangerous dogs." | |
| Keith Makin, chairman of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB), recommended "greater curiosity" about family pets amongst health workers. | Keith Makin, chairman of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB), recommended "greater curiosity" about family pets amongst health workers. |
| He also called for "all police officers to be made aware through safeguarding training of the dangers which aggressive dogs pose to young children". | He also called for "all police officers to be made aware through safeguarding training of the dangers which aggressive dogs pose to young children". |
| Molly-Mae: Timeline of events | |
| The report stated: "The dog was so fierce that a vet had earlier refused to examine it for an illness unless it was first fully sedated." | |
| It also said that while Riley was "fully aware that her own mother had alcohol-related problems" she went out for evenings leaving her in "sole charge of the baby while the dogs were in the house". | |
| The report concluded "although some poor practice has been highlighted" by the board's inquiries, there was nothing which suggested "any single professional could, or should, have prevented" Molly-Mae's death. |