A 2-year-old Arizona boy died after he was mauled by three dogs when they began to fight inside his babysitter’s home, police said.
The special needs toddler, whom family identified only as Daniel, and his four older siblings were being cared for by the 28-year-old sitter when a spat erupted between a pack of pit bull-mixed dogs inside the Gilbert home on Sunday, police said.
The little boy somehow got trapped in the middle of the dogfight when he was attacked, police said. The frantic babysitter, who was not identified, was also bitten in the arms and legs as she tried in vain to pull the boy free.
The children — who included Daniel’s 9-year-old brothers and two sisters, ages 6 and 7 — were with the babysitter while their mother was in Flagstaff and their father was in Mesa, the news station reported.
None of the other children were hurt by the dogs.
Animal Care and Control workers took the dogs to a local animal shelter, where they will remain under quarantine for 10 days.
Another dog, a hound, was also taken into custody, but was not involved in the attack. Police said none of the dogs have any history of violent behavior, azcentral.com reported.
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