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A newborn baby boy has been bitten to death by a family dog after his mum fell asleep on the sofa and his dad went out for a cigarette, it has been revealed.

The deceased, Reuben McNulty was just 14 days old when his parents’ pet dog, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier bit his head up to 23 times. He died three weeks later.

Before the incident,
Social workers had warned the parents Amy Litchfield and Dan McNulty not to leave Reuben alone with their two dogs.

But Amy, 31, was in a deep slumber next to baby Reuben, who also slept in a teddy bear bed on the sofa, while the dad, Dan had gone outside for a cigarette when the dog was savaged by one of the dogs at the family home in Yaxley, Cambs, UK.

An inquest on Tuesday, January 11, heard that neither Reuben nor the dogs were being directly supervised at the time of the attack just before 2am on November 18, 2018.

Family dog fatally bit14 day old baby on the head 23 times after mum fell asleep on sofa

Neither of the child’s parents attended the hearing.

When Dan got back in, he found the white dog called Dottie and the baby covered in blood while the baby’s mother was asleep.

Dan immediately called 999, telling the operator: “I think the f dog’s attacked him. My partner was asleep, I just heard crying.

“He’s just bleeding, you know? I was like what the f***?”

When paramedics arrived, Daniel and Amy refused to hold baby Reuben, the inquest heard.

The baby was then airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge where it was discovered he had severe brain, spinal and skull injuries. He passed on at the same hospital on December 13 – three days after life support was removed.

Simon Newbury, a veterinary forensics expert, revealed that the dog may have bitten Reuben up to 23 times in the head while shaking him around.

Mr Newbury told the inquest at Peterborough Town Hall: “It’s possible that Dottie saw Reuben as a small prey or a squeaky toy.

“It’s possible that Dottie was stimulated into a predatory drive by crying or a movement [by Reuben].

“There appears to have been no supervision of the dogs. Amy was in a deep sleep, Daniel was downstairs, outside, smoking.”

Police had arrested Dan and Amy for allegedly neglecting their child but prosecutors changed their stance and decided not to charge them in December 2020.

Both dogs were seized by police and killed after the heartbreaking incident.

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Tragedy struck, yesterday, in Lagos, as a 17- seater commercial bus plunged into the lagoon, at Oworoshoki area of the state, causing the death of a child who drowned before help could come.

Other passengers were rescued by members of the community.

According to reports, the passengers were going to the palace of a traditional ruler when the bus conveying them diverted from its lane and plunged into the lagoon.

The incident interrupted the Christmas celebration as some youths, who were partying, joined three fishermen close-by to rescue the victims.

Policemen from Oworoshoki division later joined in the rescue operation. Some of the rescued passengers, who sustained injuries were taken to an undisclosed hospital.

An eye witness, Ms Sadia Adefarati, said sympathisers and residents had done what needed to be done before the arrival of emergency agencies, saying: “Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, personnel in the area tried their best but were hindered by lack of equipment. Thank God for some residents of the community, who left what they were doing to rescue the passengers. All the passengers have been rescued except a baby who was recovered dead. As I speak, only the Vanagon bus is still in the canal.”

South West Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the incident.

He said, “ All passengers but a child were rescued by members of the community.”

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