16-Month-Old Ohio Girl Is Mauled to Death by Pit Bulls: 'This Is a Nightmare'

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“The little girl was left inside the house with the two family pets and as this disturbance, fight, was occurring outside, it’s believed that the dogs reacted and turned their aggression to this beautiful 16-month-old little girl,” Mylett said, WJW reports.

Neighbors who witnessed the incidenttold WKYCthey will never forget what they saw.

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Kavay was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, theAkron Beacon Journalreports. She did not live at the house where the attack occurred.

This is not the first time the dogs were violent. Neighbors say the pair had attacked the mailman over the summer.

“Bit him bad,” Jerry Smith said, WKYC reports. “Bit his hand, bit his leg. They [didn’t do anything] about it, but they don’t deliver mail over there anymore.”

Turner added, “I didn’t let my grandkids play outside just because I didn’t know if the dogs were in the house.”

It’s unclear whether any criminal charges will be filed.

The dogs have since been impounded.

source: people.com