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(Ormond Beach, FL) - Tragedy after a baby in the care of his great-grandmother is fatally attacked by a family dog.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood says the parents left their baby, Carter, in the care of his great-grandmother and great-aunt while they went out to dinner to celebrate the mother’s 21st birthday.
Chitwood says the great-aunt let her three dogs out of their cage after putting the baby down in the bedroom. And moments later she found the 130-pound Great Dane husky mix next to the bleeding baby.
As the grandmother was on the phone with 911, the parents returned and saw Carter lifeless. Sheriff Chitwood says, "They scooped him up and took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead." He added, "That mother will forever remember her child died on her birthday."
The dog is with animal care and an investigation is underway.