The three dogs that were in the apartment were euthanized, and the incident is under investigation, according to Sgt. Angelo Moscato.
“We won’t have answers from autopsy for a couple days, but the child from description severely injured by the animal,” Moscato said.
The toddler had been visiting residents of the third-floor apartment at 127 Leete St. in West Haven with family. Police said the tenants owned the three dogs.
During the visit, the dogs were put into another room, but somehow got out and found the child laying on the floor on a blanket in another room, Moscato said.
Moscato said it’s also unclear if the child was alone at the time of the attack and whether two or three of the dogs were involved. But police were told that, after the attack, two dogs were seen standing near the child, who was bleeding, Moscato said. People in the apartment then put the dogs in another room.
Police and paramedics were dispatched around 6:13 p.m. after receiving a call that a child had been bitten by a dog. When they arrived, the child was unconscious, and paramedics immediately took the toddler to Yale-New Haven Hospital, according to Moscato.
Typically, when a dog bites a person, its owner must decide if the animal should be quarantined or euthanized.
Because of the severity of this case and the “aggression” of the animals, the three dogs were euthanized Friday night, Moscato said. They will then be sent to the state police lab for rabies tests, a standard procedure in dog bite cases.
Moscato did not release information about the child or names of those at the apartment. He said it’s unclear if charges are pending because the investigation is in the very early stages.
(New Haven Register - October 1, 2011)
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