One-year-old Lennox killed in East Hartford family-dog attack
Police said Lennox was attacked while on a backyard trampoline with his mother; he died at the hospital and she was also injured.
Incident summary
East Hartford police said one-year-old Lennox was on a backyard trampoline with his mother when a family dog attacked. The child was bitten several times and died at the hospital; his mother was also injured. Police quarantined two family dogs and said one was the primary aggressor.
East Hartford police continued investigating and the two dogs were quarantined at an animal shelter in South Windsor. No criminal charge was established in the source reviewed.
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WFSB, citing East Hartford police spokesperson Officer Marc Caruso, reported that a 1-year-old boy died after multiple dog bites and that his mother was injured during the backyard attack.
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- 1-year-old boy killed in dog attack at Connecticut homeCBS News/AP report citing East Hartford police · 2024-03-14
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