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Pit bull's victim identified as 16-month-old girl By Associated Press NEW ALBANY, Miss. (AP) — The 16-month-old victim of a pit bull attack has been identified as Destiny Marie Knox from Union County. Her identity was released Friday by Coroner Mark Golding. Her body was taken to Jackson for an autopsy while sheriff's deputies investigated the killing, which occurred Thursday night when the child was attacked by a pit bull at her baby sitter's mobile home. Investigators say the mauling took place in a mobile home park in the Martintown community. According to investigators, the dog normally was kept chained near the house but had slipped out of its collar as family members were bringing in groceries and Destiny was on the floor nearby. Chief Deputy Jimmy Whitten says the dog followed the family inside the house.
Pit bull's young victim identified by Errol Castens/NEMS Daily Journal Nems360.Com
Her body was taken to Jackson for an autopsy while sheriff's deputies investigated the killing, which occurred Thursday night when the child was attacked by a pit bull at her baby sitter's mobile home. "It's devastating anytime you have the loss of a child. Especially in these circumstances, where the child was mutilated, it's devastating," said Sheriff's Investigator Anthony Anderson. The mauling took place in a mobile home park on County Road 87 in the Martintown community. According to investigators, the dog normally was kept chained near the house but had slipped out of its collar as family members were bringing in groceries and Destiny was on the floor nearby. "The dog followed them inside the house," said Chief Deputy Jimmy Whitten. "When they opened the door, the dog followed them inside the house." The dog quickly attacked the toddler, who was not left unattended as previously reported. A 19-year-old man in the house tried to intervene by hitting and stabbing the animal, but when emergency responders arrived, the child was already dead. Her identity was released Friday morning by Coroner Mark Golding. Dog killed Deputies shot the dog - reportedly one of five dogs, all pit bulls, that the baby sitter owned. |
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