A 1-month-old Queens lady was not mauled to loss of life by a pit bull pet contained in the household’s housing venture dwelling — however died of unknown causes earlier than the tiny pet wound up biting her, town medical expert revealed Wednesday.
Police initially believed the tragic tot had been killed by the six-week-old pup whereas her dad and mom slept of their condominium at Queensbridge Homes public housing complicated early Tuesday morning.
Nonetheless, the New York Metropolis Workplace of the Medical Examiner mentioned the canine bit off a “substantial portion” of her tiny face solely after she had already died.
“The trigger and method of loss of life are pending additional research following the examination as we speak,” a spokesperson for the workplace mentioned in an e-mail. “However we will verify this isn’t a loss of life from a canine mauling. The accidents inflicted by the canine have been postmortem.”
The spokesperson mentioned the reason for loss of life is “pending additional research to incorporate a full pediatric workup.”
Cops made the ugly discovery after the child’s mom known as 911 shortly after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday after discovering her daughter mauled by the canine – initially believed to be what killed her.
Neighbors reported listening to screams from the sixth-floor condominium earlier than cops and EMS arrived on the scene.
The mom allegedly instructed cops that the lady had been sleeping between her dad and mom in mattress when the couple woke as much as discover their canine, a pit bull-German Shepherd pet, gnawing on the child’s face.
The infant, who was born on April 13, was pronounced useless on the scene.
Photographs of the attractive child present her napping on the hospital and in what seems to be the household’s dwelling weeks earlier than her tragic loss of life.
Different images present the canine — a tiny pup — at a metropolis animal shelter.
One neighbor recalled discussing the pup with the mom two days earlier.
“I instructed her, ‘That canine must be on a leash,’” constructing resident Shanel Nroville instructed The Publish. “She mentioned, ‘No, this canine don’t chew.’ I mentioned, ‘All canine chew.’”
Police are nonetheless investigating the incident and no costs have been filed within the case.
