1-year-old boy mauled to death by family dog, Internet says ‘adults at fault’

EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT: A 1-year-old child, identified as Lennox, died in a Connecticut home after being fatally attacked by a Dalmation pit bull mix.

East Hartford police spokesperson officer Marc Caruso said in a news release, per CBS News, that police responded to the incident shortly after 3 pm local time on Wednesday, March 13.

What happened to Lennox? 

East Hartford officer said, "Despite the valiant efforts of medical professionals, who arrived on the scene and provided immediate lifesaving measures before transporting the toddler to the hospital, the child succumbed to his injuries." 

A GoFundMe account was created by the child’s aunt. The woman, Crystal Rod, said the victim was her sister Keyshla’s “first and only son,” and he was her “first and only nephew.” According to the GoFundMe, the boy was killed on his birthday. 

Rod said, as per the GoFundMe page, "Today we would have been celebrating his first year of life at Chuck E Cheese, however an unexpected tragedy occurred that claimed [Lennox’s] life." 

The grieving aunt wrote in the post that she had been talking to her sister on the phone as Keyshla and Lennox were having fun on the trampoline at home.

"The dog jumped in the trampoline and attacked both Lennox and his mother,” she said, adding that “Lennox was mauled to death.”

“Believe it or not it was the family dog and never in a million years would we have seen this coming,” Rod said of the canine which is a Dalmatian and pit bull mix.

As per the police, two dogs were removed from the home. They are quarantined at an animal shelter in South Windsor.

Internet slams child's parents for incident  

Several social media users blasted Lennox's parents for their negligence.

A Facebook user wrote, "Just horrendous."

Another person wrote, "My heart is aching." 

The next user wrote, "And I bet the parents will say "it came out of nowhere it was such a sweet dog".

A user said, "It's the adults at fault. never leave a dog with young children especially under two S...no dog can be fully trusted if its being. mistreated.youngsters pulling and poking, kicking etc.." 

Another user said, "The parents should both be charged."

A user wrote, "No matter how trained an animal is I never let my children near them." 

The next user said, "No super visionary my god! I feel for this little child. but I also feel for the dog because there was no supervision involved. now this dog will go down shame. RIP baby Lennox." 

A user said, "Will people ever learn." 

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