Independent UK: Baby mauled to death by Jack Russell and bull terrier

[marmar]

Baby mauled to death by Jack Russell and bull terrier
Call for Parliament to amend 'flawed' Dangerous Dogs Act after three-month-old infant is attacked by family pets at his grandmother's house

By Ian Johnston


Sunday, 8 February 2009


A baby boy died after he was mauled by two dogs in the early hours of yesterday morning while his parents were on a night out.

Three-month-old Jayden Joseph Mack was being looked after by his grandmother, Denise Wilson, at her home in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales, when he was attacked just after midnight by the family pets, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Tyson and a Jack Russell called Lucy.

Ms Wilson was babysitting for her daughter and son-in-law, Alexandra and Chris Mack, who are believed to have been married for about a year. Jayden was their only child.

The dog attack is the fourth of its kind in less than three years. Jayden; Ellie Lawrenson, aged five, of Liverpool; Archie-Lee Hirst, aged one, of Wakefield, and Cadey-Lee Deacon, aged five months, of Leicester have all been savaged by dogs. As with the other attacks, the latest has prompted calls for changes in the law. ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/baby-mauled-to-death-by-jack-russell-and-bull-terrier-1604029.html

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

1. The problem is not the dogs.

[marmar]

2. Agree.....it's irresponsible pet owners.

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[merh]

3. This is another one of those "who was watching the child"

incidents. How could these dogs get to the 3 month old to maul him if the child was properly in a crib and/or watched by the grandparent?

The baby shouldn't have been left unattended or left so low to the ground that these dogs could have gotten to him and/or long enough to be mauled.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Exactly. Normal precautions and common sense would have prevented this tragedy.

[DS1]

4. Vicous little things, if you ask me