A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy has died at a Rochdale home after he was reportedly mauled to death by a dog.
Cops said they’ve been called to previous incidents involving dogs at the address in Carr Lane, Milnrow.
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Officers and paramedics were called to the countryside address close to the M62 at around 1.15pm today.
The little lad was taken by ambulance to hospital, where he was tragically pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made at this stage.
Enquiries into the circumstances continue, although the horror is being treated by police as a criminal investigation.
Detective Superintendent Jamie Daniels, of Greater Manchester Police’s Public Protection and Serious Crime Division, said: “This is a tragic, devastating incident and our thoughts are with the family at this horrendous time.
“We are investigating the incident and previous incidents involving dogs at this address.
“While our enquiries to find out what happened will be thorough and are very much in their infancy, we suspect that this little boy has sadly succumbed to injuries received as a result of a dog attack.
“I understand this is an extremely distressing incident for all concerned and this news will rock the local community.
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“I can only assure everyone that we will work relentlessly to establish the full circumstances that led to this tragedy.
“While we retain an open mind, this is now being dealt with as a criminal investigation.
“There will be a significant police presence in the area.
“We will be there to carry out an investigation and address any concerns residents may have.”
Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 5413 quoting incident 1615 of 15/05/2022.
Information can also be reported online or by using the LiveChat function at gmp.police.uk.
Those who can’t report online should call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
