Newborn twins killed in dog attack in Brazil
Two newborn twin sisters tragically died after being attacked by their family at their home.
The disturbing incident happened in the city of Piripa, in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil, just 26 days after Anne and Analu were born.
Their mother, Elaine, heard a sound coming from the room the twins were in and found their family’s dog, an unreported breed, attacking her daughter, local media reported.
She managed to tear away from them and called a family friend who was a nurse to help the babies.
Y tá đã sơ cứu cho các cô gái trước khi họ được đưa đến Bệnh viện thành phố Maria Pedreira Barbosa, với các bác sĩ nói rằng một trong những cô gái được tuyên bố là đã chết khi đến nơi, trong khi người kia đang trong tình trạng nghiêm trọng.
Các bác sĩ đã cố gắng hết sức có thể, nhưng không thể cứu sống cô gái thứ hai.
The doctor at the hospital, who was responsible for Elaine’s care during her pregnancy, said the mother always showed adequate care for her child.
“Faced with this immeasurable loss, we express our condolences and sympathy with parents Elaine and Regis, and their friends and family in this moment of sadness and pain,” the local council said in a statement.
“May God comfort your hearts and give you the strength to transform all the pain of this irreparable loss into faith and hope.”
Local authorities have said they did not plan to launch an investigation into the incident.
An unnamed family member told local media the dog was normally docile.
“We think that with the birth of the twins, the animal was left out in a way, and it no longer had the attention and affection of its owners provided before,” the family member said.
“That could have caused some kind of jealousy and led the dog to attack the children.”
It is unclear what has happened to the dog after the attack.
– Australscope
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