A 1-month-old girl was horrifyingly mauled to death by a pit bull-German shepherd mix puppy she slept with her mother and stepfather in New York City Tuesday morning, according to police.
The terrifying incident unfolded at around 6:40 a.m. when police received a 911 call to an apartment at the Queensbridge Houses public housing complex in Queens.
Police found the infant unresponsive and said she had been gnawed in the face by the family puppy, a pit bull-German shepherd mix. The child was pronounced dead at the scene by responding EMS.
The dog bit off a substantial portion of the face of the baby, the New York Post reported, citing sources. The outlet reports that the infant had just been born on April 13 while the dog was 6-weeks old.
Neighbors told the Post that they could hear the mother screaming from inside the apartment as EMS workers arrived on the scene. They said her screeches rattled the building.
The child was sleeping between her 27-year-old mother and stepfather when the dog attacked her. The child and the couple have not been identified.
A friend of the mother said she had spoken to the distraught parent.