Mother held over baby killed by ‘pitbull-type’ dog

A mother is under arrest on suspicion of manslaughter after her 11-month-old daughter was mauled to death by a dog.

Mother held over baby killed by ‘pitbull-type’ dog
Tue, 11 Feb, 2014 - 12:15

A mother is under arrest on suspicion of manslaughter after her 11-month-old daughter was mauled to death by a dog.

Ava Jayne Marie Corless was in bed at a house in Emily Street, Blackburn, at around 11pm yesterday when she was savaged by what police described as an American pitbull-type dog.

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