A six-month-old baby girl has died after being attacked by a dog in a home.
Police and paramedics were called to the house in Daventry, Northamptonshire, at 10.30pm yesterday and attempted to resuscitate the child.
A relative who was looking after the girl also suffered bite wounds after she tried to wrestle the dog off.
The six-month-old was taken to Northampton General Hospital where she was confirmed dead, Northamptonshire Police said.
Northamptonshire Police said they "cannot confirm the breed of dog" at this stage.
It was destroyed at the scene.
Experts will carry out tests early next week to determine exactly what kind of dog it was.
Detective Sergeant Gary Baker, who is leading the investigation, said: "This was a deeply distressing and tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family who have been left devastated by the events of last night.
"Incidents such as these are extremely rare in this country, but that will be of little comfort to the relatives of this tragically young victim.
"The family have requested that they be left to grieve at this difficult time."
