Overview

• The incident occurred shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday when the baby’s mother discovered the puppy gripping her daughter’s face in their NYCHA Queensbridge North Houses unit.
• EMS responders arrived at the 12th Street apartment near 41st Avenue but found the infant unresponsive and pronounced her dead at the scene.
• Officers from the city’s Animal Care Centers removed the six-week-old mix and a second dog from the home while police sealed off the crime scene.
• No arrests have been made and both NYPD homicide and animal cruelty units continue to probe the circumstances of the attack.
• The case follows a similar September mauling in Newark that killed an 18-month-old toddler, underscoring recurring risks posed by young dogs in family settings.