A TODDLER has died after her pet dog crept into her room and mauled her in the middle of the night.
The girl, aged 22 months, was found by her father about 4am and died in hospital three hours later, police said.
The attack happened at Bunyip, on Melbourne's south-eastern fringe.
“The family pet, a dingo-labrador cross, has pushed its way into the house in the night and gone into the child's bedroom,” Sen-Constable Darren Petrie said.
He said the attack happened sometime after 2.30am.
The dog was destroyed yesterday, he said.
The girl was one of four children.
She leaves behind two older sisters and a brother, 5 months, he said.
Dogs should NEVER be allowed into an infant’s bedroom.
This is also why I don't advocate owning wild / domestic dog mixes. They are not safe as pets with kids.
The girl, aged 22 months, was found by her father about 4am and died in hospital three hours later, police said.
The attack happened at Bunyip, on Melbourne's south-eastern fringe.
“The family pet, a dingo-labrador cross, has pushed its way into the house in the night and gone into the child's bedroom,” Sen-Constable Darren Petrie said.
He said the attack happened sometime after 2.30am.
The dog was destroyed yesterday, he said.
The girl was one of four children.
She leaves behind two older sisters and a brother, 5 months, he said.
Dogs should NEVER be allowed into an infant’s bedroom.
This is also why I don't advocate owning wild / domestic dog mixes. They are not safe as pets with kids.
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