McKeesport Newborn’s Death Ruled Accidental

Brandi Furlong, 21, left her 2-day-old son, Howard, on the living room floor in a baby carrier. She went to use the bathroom and returned to find their pet Husky standing over her child.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner says the baby died from blunt force trauma to the head. He ruled the death accidental.

“We do believe wholeheartedly that it was only the Husky that was involved,” Dog Law Enforcement Officer Kenneth Ferree said.

The family has four dogs. The Husky is now in quarantine.

“It has shown aggression down here,” Ferree said. “That could be from what it has gone through.”

“Nico” is a one-and-and-a-half-year-old male. We found him thin, trembling, with his tail between his legs. He also has a recently broken right foreleg.

“Apparently they rescued this dog from the Craigslist website from Murrysville about two-and-a-half weeks ago....”

Source: McKeesport Newborn’s Death Ruled Accidental - pittsburgh.cbslocal.com

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