3-year-old mauled to death by family dogs near Newburg, officials say Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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FOR ABOUT -- HERE IN CORENTIN. THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHILE THE INVESTIGATION WENT ON. BUT TONIGHT THE FOCUS IS ON THE 3-YEAR-OLD VICITM. >> HE WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BOY. HE WAS JUST SO FULL OF LIFE AND GREAT SPIRIT. HE WAS FUN AND HE ALWAYS WAVED. CAROLYN NEIGHBORS SAY THE : 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO LIVED AT THIS HOME ON BRENDA DRIVE ALWAYS MADE THEM SMILE. >> HE WAS JUST TOO CUTE. JUST TOO CUTE. CAROLYN THEY DIDN’T KNOW WHY : POLICE WERE AT THE HOUSE TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL THEY TALKED WITH THE BOY’S MOM. >> JUST THE DOGS, THE DOGS KILLED MY BABY AND YOU KNOW, SHE DIDN’T REALLY GO INTO DETAILS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. CAROLYN POLICE SAY THE BOY WAS : ATTACKED BY TWO ROTTWEILERS AT THE HOME. >> IT’S A VERY DEVASTATING THING THAT’S HAPPENED HERE AND OBVIOUSLY OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY. CAROLYN: NEIGHBORS SAY THEY’VE SEEN THE DOGS IN THE BACKYARD. >> THEY WOULD BE BARKING AND YOU WOULD SEE THE DOG JUMPING. CAROLYN: BUT THEY SAY, THEY NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. >> IT BREAKS EVERYBODY’S HEART WHEN YOU SEE ALL THE FAMILY OUT HERE. IT BREAKS PEOPLE’S HEART. EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T EVEN KNOW THE FAMILY. IT BREAKS THEIR HEART. CAROLYN NEIGHBORS CALL THIS A : SAD REMINDER THAT YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL. >> MOTHERS, FATHERS, SISTERS, BROTHERS, ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT’S GOT THESE WILD DOGS THAT YOU DO NOT THINK WOULD EVER TOUCH YOUR CHILD, PLEASE THINK AGAIN. CAROLYN: THEY SAY, THEY’RE HERE FOR THE FAMILY, AND WILL NEVER FORGET THE LITTLE BOY. >> I HOPE THE MOM AND I HOPE THE DAD AND I HOPE THE SISTERS WILL BE OK. I KNOW IT’S GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE FROM WHAT WAS DONE, BUT I HOPE THEY’LL BE OK. >> AS FOR THE DOGS, I A TOLD PHOTOCALL IS THAT POTENTIALLY DANGER

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