When paramedics arrived on the scene earlier on Wednesday morning, the baby boy had already succumbed to his injuries.

JOHANNESBURG - A six-month-old baby has died after being bitten by a dog in Primrose on the East Rand.

When paramedics arrived on the scene earlier on Wednesday morning, the baby boy had already succumbed to his injuries.

The exact details surrounding the dog attack are not yet known.

ER24’s Russel Meiring says: “Paramedics were let into a lounge of a home where they found the body of a child.

“We immediately assessed the boy and saw that he had sustained several serious bite wounds and showed no signs of life. Nothing more could be done for him and he was declared dead.”