12-Day-Old Baby Boy Dies After Dog ‘Tipped Over’ Bassinet and Repeatedly Bit the Newborn

The incident occurred in Preble County, Ohio, on Wednesday, Dec. 17

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  • A 12-day-old baby was mauled to death by a dog in Preble County, Ohio, on Wednesday, Dec. 17
  • According to an autopsy, the infant was “bitten several times” after falling from a bassinet
  • The incident occurred just days before the new “Avery’s Law” was passed against vicious dogs in Ohio

A 12-day-old baby boy is dead after being attacked by a dog at a family home in Ohio.

Shortly after 9 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 17, police and paramedics were alerted to a baby who was unresponsive at a home on Camden West Elkton Road in Preble County, Cleveland 19 News reported.

An autopsy carried out by the Montgomery County coroner’s office a day later revealed that the infant had been knocked out of a bassinet before being bitten by a dog “several times,” per Dayton 247 Now…

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