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| Dogs destroyed after Eliza-Mae Mullane death | Dogs destroyed after Eliza-Mae Mullane death |
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| Two dogs have been destroyed following the death of a six-day-old girl from Carmarthenshire. | Two dogs have been destroyed following the death of a six-day-old girl from Carmarthenshire. |
| Eliza-Mae Mullane, from Pontyberem, died on Tuesday 18 February at her home in New Road. | Eliza-Mae Mullane, from Pontyberem, died on Tuesday 18 February at her home in New Road. |
| Dyfed-Powys Police seized an Alaskan Malamute dog, and on Tuesday the force confirmed two animals had been put down. | Dyfed-Powys Police seized an Alaskan Malamute dog, and on Tuesday the force confirmed two animals had been put down. |
| Forensic tests of the family home have been completed and the investigation has been passed to the coroner. | |
| Police were called to Eliza-Mae's home shortly before 08:30 GMT on 18 February and one family dog, called Nisha, was taken away. The dog was not a banned breed. | |
| The cause of the Eliza-Mae's death is not yet known and the force has not given any details of her injuries. | |
| Paying tribute to their daughter Eliza-Mae, parents Sharon John and Patrick Mullane described her as a "dearly loved daughter" and said they would cherish the short time they had with her. | |
| "She brought joy into our family, and losing her like this has cast the most horrible shadow over all of us," their tribute said. | |
| "There are no words we can use to describe what we feel at the moment, and we don't think there ever will be." | |
| They family also thanked the community for their support in a statement issued via police. |