NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — An infant was mauled to death by a family dog in New Jersey early Saturday morning, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
The incident happened at around 6:17 a.m. in a home located on Mereline Avenue, the prosecutor’s office said. Responding officers discovered an unresponsive baby with serious injuries.
The mother was also seriously injured by the dog, and the baby was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The mother and father were rushed to a hospital for treatment, officials said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Thomas Ratajczak of the Woodbridge Police Department at 732- 634-7700 or Detective Michelle Coppola of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3477.
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