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Miami Herald
4 days ago
- Miami Herald
Puppy was blamed in baby's death, but that's not what happened, NY officials say
A 1-month-old baby found dead at a public housing complex in New York City wasn't killed by her family's 6-week-old puppy as initial reports had suggested, according to officials. 'This is not a fatal dog mauling,' New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner said in a statement to McClatchy News on May 29. The infant, Kiyanna Winfield, was unresponsive when officers found her while responding to a 911 call at the public housing complex in Long Island City, a neighborhood of Queens, the morning of May 27, a New York City Police Department spokesperson confirmed to McClatchy News. Her mother told police that her family's puppy, a German shepherd and pit bull mix, had bitten her daughter's face, according to officials, The Gothamist reported. The woman said she made the discovery when she woke up that morning, next to her baby, officials said, according to the news outlet. Early news reports, citing authorities, said the puppy had attacked and mauled the girl to death, including a May 27 report from WNBC. A few hours after police said baby Kiyanna was found dead, city council member Julie Won expressed condolences to the girl's family, writing in an X post that she 'tragically died after being bitten by her family's dog in the Queensbridge Houses.' Won represents the 26th Council district in Western Queens, where the Queensbridge Houses is located in Long Island City. An autopsy revealed the girl had been bitten by the dog but after she died, the medical examiner's office told the Gothamist. Her cause of death has not been determined as of the afternoon of May 29. 'The cause and manner of death are pending further study and will require additional testing,' the medical examiner's office told McClatchy News. The investigation continues, according to the NYPD. 'There are no arrests at this time,' the NYPD spokesperson said.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Parents thought their pitbull puppy mauled their baby to death while they slept. An autopsy says otherwise
A one-month-old baby who died in a New York City apartment was not killed by a dog despite initial suspicions, an autopsy has found. Kiyanna Winfield was pronounced dead at the Queensbridge Houses complex in Long Island City on Tuesday morning. At first NYPD investigators believed the newborn had been mauled by the family's 6-week-old pit bull and German Shepherd mix puppy. The girl's mother reportedly told cops she had been sleeping between her parents in bed when they woke up to find the dog gnawing at her face. When police arrived Kiyanna was unconscious with 'a substantial portion' of her face bitten off. However, a medical examiner has ruled that she did not die as a result of the dog's bites. 'The cause and manner of death are pending further study following the examination today,' a spokesperson for the New York City Office of the Medical Examiner told The New York Post Wednesday. 'But we can confirm this is not a death from a dog mauling. The injuries inflicted by the dog were postmortem.' Winfield's official cause of death is 'pending further study' and will 'include a full pediatric workup', the spokesperson said. No charges have been filed as of Thursday. Neighbors from the apartment complex said they heard 'piercing screams of a mother in anguish' bellowing through the building when the incident occurred Tuesday morning. Upon learning of the girl's death, neighbor Shanel Norville told NBC New York: 'That's really sad. I feel bad for the mom.' Norville added that she rarely saw the puppy on a leash. Two other dogs, including a pit bull, were found inside the home. The young pit bull mix pup was removed from the home by the NYPD and taken to an Animal Care Centers of NYC shelter on Tuesday evening, according to the New York Daily News. The animal was reportedly placed on a 10-day observation hold for rabies. Yvette Mathurin, whose late son was an ex-boyfriend of Kiyanna's mother, described the family's excitement at the birth. Mathurin had remained close to the girl's mother after her own son's death. 'She promised to come see me,' Mathurin told the New York Daily News. 'She said she was going to bring the baby. She was very excited. She loves kids, loves children. 'Everybody was shocked to hear what happened.'
