Newborn Baby Bitten To Death By Dog

A family's pet dog attacked their newborn baby while his mother was in the toilet and his father was in the garden with another child.

The baby, Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes was 12 days old when his family's Chow Chow-cross is believed to have bitten him on September 13, 2020.

The child, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was still alive when mum Abigail Ellis frantically called for an ambulance but died at the hospital.

Doncaster Coroner's Court heard Elon was "bleeding from his leg or his stomach".

Police are currently investigating his death and senior coroner Nicola Mundy adjourned the inquest until a later date.

Coroner's officer David Copley said: "At 3.04 pm on Sunday, September 13, a call was made to South Yorkshire Ambulance by Abigail Ellis.

She narrated the whole incident and explained the baby was breathing poorly.

They said the pet, called Teddy, was removed from the address and will remain in secure kennels until the force's inquiries have been completed.