Toddler dies in mother's arms waiting for an ambulance after being mauled by family dog
A young girl from Alvin, Texas has died after she was viciously mauled to death by the family dog. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office revealed in a press release that the two-year-old girl was mauled by the family dog outside her home on October 12. The child had been playing with the dog after she and her family had gone back home after a shopping trip just a little before 5 pm. When a member of the family went outside to check on the toddler, they discovered that the dog had attacked the girl.
The Houston Chronicle reported that the first responders from the sheriff's office reached the scene along with Alvin Animal Control at around 5 pm and found that the child was unresponsive. According to the Sun and Advertiser, the family dog was euthanized on the scene and was identified as a mixed-breed dog in the press release. The Chronicle reported that the dog's jaws locked around the toddler's throat and upper torso.
