Family Dog Fatally Attacks 9-Month-Old, Injures Grandmother

Family Dog Fatally Attacks 9-Month-Old, Injures Grandmother
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The Associated Press
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WATERLOO, Iowa—A dog has fatally attacked a 9-month-old baby and seriously injured the child’s grandmother at an Iowa home, authorities say.

Waterloo police Capt. Jason Feaker said that the 49-year-old grandmother was watching the baby at the child’s home Thursday morning when the family pet, a neutered boxer/hound mix, attacked. He said the grandmother was hurt trying to intervene.