Overview

• One-month-old Kiyanna Winfield was found dead on May 27 at around 6:30 a.m. in her Queensbridge Houses apartment after the family dog attacked her while she slept between her mother and stepfather.
• The NYPD confirms no arrests have been made and the investigation into the circumstances of the attack remains ongoing.
• The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined that the dog’s bites occurred after the infant was already deceased.
• Animal Care Centers of NYC are holding the six-month-old German Shepherd-Pit Bull mix under a 10-day rabies observation period.
• Neighbors say they warned the 27-year-old mother about the puppy’s unpredictability days before the fatal attack but no restraining measures were taken.