Dogs Maul 16-Month-Old in Shocking Attack, Community Devastated
Dogs and children can be wonderful for each other — when both parties are well-mannered and the interactions are supervised. But they can also be a deadly combination, a tragic fact that has hit one family especially…
Dogs and Children can be wonderful for each other — when both parties are well-mannered and the interactions are supervised. But they can also be a deadly combination, a tragic fact that has hit one family especially hard this week.
On Sunday morning, a 20-year-old man was watching his niece, 16-month-old Kavay Louis-Calderon, at his house on Westmoreland Street in Akron, Ohio.
Police said the toddler’s parents had dropped her off that morning for her uncle to babysit, according to WKYC-TV.
At some point, a 20-year-old female acquaintance came to his door and the two started arguing outside, the report said.
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And that was where the fatal mistake was made: The young man left the toddler inside with the family’s two pit bulls, one of which had known human aggression issues.
When the uncle returned to the house, he was met with a terrible scene. The dogs had attacked the sweet little girl. He ran to a neighbor for help.