Woodbridge infant killed and parents injured in family-dog attack
Authorities said an infant died at the scene and both parents were hospitalized after an apparent attack by the family's dog.
Incident summary
Woodbridge police responded to a home shortly before 6:30 a.m. after a report of an unresponsive infant believed to have been attacked by the family dog. Authorities said the infant and mother had sustained serious dog-inflicted injuries; the infant was pronounced dead at the scene, and both parents were taken to a hospital.
Middlesex County prosecutors and Woodbridge police described the investigation as active and continuing in the initial reporting. No charge or final dog disposition was established in the sources reviewed.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
Associated Press reporting based on Middlesex County prosecutors and Woodbridge police said an infant was killed and both parents were injured in an apparent attack by the family dog.
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- Baby killed and parents injured in apparent attack by family dog, New Jersey police sayCBS News/AP report citing local authorities · 2024-03-11
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