The autopsy of a 12-day-old baby who died in Preble County yesterday is revealing a dog’s involvement in the death.
“The preliminary findings of the autopsy are consistent with evidence found at the scene by detectives, indicating that a dog inside the house bit the infant several times, after knocking over a bassinet that the child was in,” the Preble County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Thursday.
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As previously reported, the sheriff’s office was called to a home in the 4000 block of Camden West Elkton Road for reports of an unresponsive infant.
When first responders got to the scene, the infant was pronounced deceased…