Newborn baby attacked, killed by family dog, sheriff says

Georgia's Hall County Sheriff's Office says a 22-day-old baby has died after being attacked by a dog inside her family's home.

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia's Hall County Sheriff's Office says a 22-day-old baby has died after being attacked by a dog inside her family's home.

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Hall County Animal Control took custody of the dog, which belonged to the family. Officials said the dog was a husky mix.

The sheriff said the attack happened at a home on Gillsville Highway, in a bedroom where the 3-week-old girl was sleeping.

The baby was rushed to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with serious injuries, where she died, officials said.

Hall County Sheriff's investigators are conducting a death investigation. So far, no one has been charged.

The name of the baby has not been released.