A toddler has died after being mauled by her grandparents’ dog and her grandmother was shot when she tried to rescue her.
The 16-month-old was savaged in the back yard at a house in La Cruces and a neighbour fired a shot to try and kill the Pit Bull but instead hit the grandmother in the leg.
The girl was bitten on the head and chest when she was playing alone as the attack happened. Both her and her grandmother, 52, were taken to El Paso hospital but the girl was pronounced dead yesterday.