Baby boy mauled to death on his mother's birthday by family's Great Dane-husky mix

Daily Mail​

4 days ago

A five-month-old baby boy was tragically mauled to death on his mother's birthday after the family's Great Dane mix broke into his bedroom.
The horror unfolded on Wednesday in the coastline community of Ormond Beach in Florida, after the boy's mother Kyleigh Wagner went out to celebrate her birthday.
The infant, named only as Carter, was left in the care of his great-grandmother and great-aunt, who put him in a bedroom when he went down for a nap.
After closing the door behind them, they let their three dogs out of a kennel, a tragic mistake that led their largest dog - a 130lb Great Dane-Husky mix - to storm into the home.
The boy's great-grandmother and great-aunt did not realize the horror unfolding for some time, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said, until they found him with severe injuries in the room.
The pair rushed Carter to hospital, but the baby was sadly pronounced dead soon after.
Volusia County Animal Services seized the dog soon after as the family surrendered the animal, admitting it was too dangerous and aggressive, per News4. Authorities 'humanely euthanized' the dog on Thursday.
In a heart-wrenching Facebook post after the tragedy, Kyleigh wrote that 'what we thought would be an enjoyable night turned into the worst night of our lives.'
In a harrowing recording of the 911 call Carter's relatives made after finding him, they were heard panicking as they tried to explain the harrowing situation.
'He appears to be bleeding and he's lifeless,' one of the women was heard telling the dispatcher.
The dispatcher responded: 'Is there any puncture? Is the child bleeding?'
'Yes, yes, he's bleeding,' they responded.
They were told to 'take a dry cloth and apply pressure over it', and the women could be heard speaking among themselves as they tried to find anything to help.
'Yes, we can... a cloth. On the head. She wants a cloth. Put on the head,' they said.
The horror came after the boy's relatives let out the family's 130lb Great Dane-Husky mix (a stock image of the breed is pictured)
Kyleigh wrote in anguished social media posts that Carter was her 'whole world', and said she has been left bereft after the horror episode.
'I am at a loss for words,' she wrote. 'He made me a better person every day, and he was so loved and always will be through and through, and I am so grateful I was able to be his mommy.
'As a mother it makes my heart saddened even more that he was so young and we will never be able to experience life to the fullest as a family... May you rest in peace you sweet sweet boy.'
She added in another post: 'Our hearts are still in shambles and will be for the rest of our lives.
'My sweet sweet boy is so loved and missed and this is such a traumatic experience for us all.'
Sheriff Mike Chitwood grew emotional as he said at a press conference that the incident was 'tragic all the way around'
Officials said that they believe the death was a horrific accident, and the Volusia Sheriff's Office told Daily Mail they do not anticipate bringing any negligence charges.
'There here are no charges pending or anticipated at this time, but the Sheriff's Office is conducting a thorough investigation to determine all the facts and circumstances of this case,'
Sheriff Mike Chitwood grew emotional as he said at a press conference that the incident was 'tragic all the way around.'
'I can't imagine. I can't imagine how anybody in this family feels,' he said.
'You have a young mother who will remember on her birthday that her child is dead. And the grandparents I mean, I just don't know how anybody feels about this.
'It is so, so, so tragic. On what started to be a great night ends up, when you return home, your child is dead.'