{"id":1241,"date":"2016-10-17T14:06:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T18:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2016-10-17T14:14:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T18:14:40","slug":"mauling-death-of-baby-by-pet-dog-owned-by-cop-is-not-a-criminal-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2016\/10\/17\/mauling-death-of-baby-by-pet-dog-owned-by-cop-is-not-a-criminal-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauling Death Of Baby By Pet Dog Owned By Cop Is Not A Criminal Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

The death of a baby boy mauled by a family dog is “unlikely” to be treated as a criminal investigation, police said.<\/p>\n

Archie Darby, aged four months, died after being attacked in Colchester, Essex, on Thursday afternoon.\u00a0His brother Daniel-Jay Darby, who is 22 months old, is still in hospital with life changing injuries.<\/p>\n

The owner of the dog – the children’s aunt – has been named as 31 year old serving police officer PC Clare Ferdinand.<\/p>\n

“We are carrying out an investigation into the circumstances of this tragic incident,” a force spokesman said.<\/p>\n

“It is not a criminal investigation and is not likely to be in the future.”<\/p>\n

Speaking to the BBC at the weekend, Essex police and crime commissioner Roger Hirst confirmed the dog’s owner “works for police”<\/a> but could not clarify in which position or for which force.<\/p>\n

Mr Hirst said the family pet – believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier-type – “didn’t have any history” of aggression and “wasn’t at all vicious”.<\/p>\n

The boys’ mother, who has not been named, was left with minor injuries during the attack in a house in Harwich Road. Police were called there at 15:10 BST on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The dog involved has been destroyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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