WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A 20-month-old southern Connecticut girl was mauled to death after being attacked by as many as three pit bulls.
The child was visiting her aunt’s apartment in West Haven when the attack occurred Friday, authorities told WVIT-TV. She was pronounced dead at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
As many as three dogs were involved in the fatal attack and those animals have been euthanized, WVIT reported.
A West Haven police officer said the dogs had been put into another room when the girl was visiting but somehow managed to get out. An investigation is underway, police said.
The girl’s aunt told The New Haven Register that the dogs had never before been aggressive, but neighbors told police they had previously seen signs of aggression.