A baby has died a month after he was attacked by his parents’ dogs at home.

Reuben McNulty wasn’t even a month old when he was set upon by Staffordshire Bull Terriers Fizzy and Dotty at a house near Peterborough.

His mum and dad Amy Litchfield, 28, and Danny McNulty, 31, were arrested for child neglect and later released.

Reuben McNulty has died following a dog attack at his home

Reuben is believed to have been attacked by the couple’s two Staffordshire Bull Terriers Fizzy and Dotty

Amy’s father Peter Litchfield defended the couple who kept a bedside vigil for their son following the attack on November 18.


He said: ‘If they were horrible parents they wouldn’t be sitting with that young lad now. People need to realise there’s always two sides to the story.



‘The thing is there’s a lot at stake here for everybody, not just them, for us as well, as family.’

Reuben was rushed to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge following the attack but he died yesterday, police said.

A man who lives opposite the couple’s flat claims he told them to ‘be careful’ around the dogs after bringing Reuben home from hospital last month.

Paramedics were called to the family’s home following the attack which happened at around 1.47am on Sunday morning

A man who lives opposite the couple’s flat claims he told them to ‘be careful’ around the dogs after bringing Reuben home from hospital last month

Asking not to be named, the man said: ‘[Dan] was showing people his new baby because he was so proud of it.

‘When he showed me the pictures, I said be careful because those dogs might not be used to the baby.

‘I know what dogs are like when they get jealous. He said “I will do”. He said “Me and Amy were thinking about that anyway”. I can’t work out what happened.’

The dogs have now been destroyed.

Amy, 31, posted pictures of a newborn baby, believed to be Reuben, less than a month ago on social media. Photos of Fizz and Dotty also appear on her Facebook profile

Amy’s dad Peter Litchfield visited the couple’s home where the attack happened in the village of Yaxley near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Picture: SWNS)