RIO — A three-day-old infant was killed by a pit bull late Saturday night, Aug. 15, near the Hampshire and Hardy County line by Rio,WV according to police.
Hardy County Sheriff’s Deputy Melody Burrows said today that the infant was killed by a family pet as it lay on the bed.
The mother, whose name police have not released, was reportedly with infant when the attack occurred.
Deputy Burrows said the mother had apparently given her attention to German Shepherd-mixed dog that was also in the room, attempting to keep the dog away from the infant.
It was then, Deputy Burrows said, that the pit bull reportedly grabbed the baby by the head, drug it off the bed and shook it.
The mother and three-day-old had just been released from the hospital that day.
