Five-week-old baby boy dies after Yaxley dog attack Published duration 14 December 2018

image copyright Facebook image caption Reuben McNulty was just two weeks old when he was attacked by two dogs

A five-week-old baby boy has died after he was attacked by two dogs.

Reuben McNulty was just two weeks old when he was attacked at a property in Wykes Road, Yaxley, near Peterborough, on 18 November.

He was taken to Peterborough City Hospital with "life-threatening" head injuries before being transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where he died on Thursday.

Two Staffordshire bull terriers were seized and have been destroyed.

Reuben's parents, Daniel McNulty and Amy Litchfield, are believed to have been questioned by police.

image copyright Facebook image caption Reuben's parents Daniel McNulty and Amy Litchfield were interviewed by investigating officers

A 28-year-old woman and a man, aged 31, from Yaxley, were arrested on suspicion of child neglect at the time of the attack, and have been released while investigations continue, Cambridgeshire Police said.

Officers said Reuben's death was not being treated as suspicious.

image copyright Terry-Harris.com image caption Two Staffordshire bull terriers were taken away from the property by police following the attack in November

image copyright Terry-Harris.com image caption The baby was attacked at a property in Wykes Road, Yaxley, near Peterborough, in the early hours of 18 November