Mum 'Devastated' After Dog Mauls Baby To Death

A family member, who did not want be identified, said the boy's mother was not in the house when the youngster was attacked. He said she had been at a family event following a bereavement, and had returned late at night to find the distressing scene. Superintendent Gillian Mitchell of Northumbria Police said: "Our thoughts are with the family of the baby at this difficult time.