Kanpur: In a bizarre incident, a 45-day-old baby girl was attacked and killed by a cat in Shiv Katra locality under the limits of Chakeri police station here on Thursday while her mother was busy attending household chores.

The police said that the incident took place in afternoon hours on Thursday when Shashi, wife of Dharmpal, a private electrician, was attending routine work while her daughter was sleeping in courtyard of the house.

Following loud cries of the child when Shashi went to check her, she found a cat escaping from near the cot. The baby was profusely bleeding. The child, who was not in her senses, was then brought to a private hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.

“After hearing loud cries, when child’s mother rushed to the spot, she found a cat escaping from near the cot towards the stairs. She cried for help following which locals arrived at the scene and took the profusely bleeding child to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival. The attack caused grievous injuries on the child’s vital parts including her neck, which led to her instant demise,” said station house officer Chakeri Kishore Kumar.

Locals gathered tried to track the cat but in vain. “We’ve never heard of anything like it; this is a rare incident,” said a hospital staff.

