Overview

• On May 27, Kiyanna Winfield’s mother found the one-month-old unresponsive in her Queensbridge Houses apartment with the family’s six-month-old pit bull mix biting her face.
• New York City’s medical examiner ruled on May 28 that the dog bites happened after the infant died and said the official cause of death is pending further tests.
• The child’s parents maintain she succumbed to sudden infant death syndrome and note she had a heart murmur and other medical issues.
• Animal Care Centers of NYC seized the family dog, Bella, and the parents later said the puppy was euthanized.
• The NYPD investigation remains open with no arrests, and the family has been locked out of their Queens apartment pending the inquiry.