A six-month-old girl has been killed in a dog attack at a house in Daventry.
Northamptonshire Police were called at about 22:30 BST on Friday after reports the baby, who was in the care of a relative, was being attacked.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the child who was taken to Northampton General Hospital where she was confirmed dead.
The relative sustained bite wounds during her attempt to intervene.
'Deeply distressing'
The dog was destroyed at the scene. The breed of dog is not yet known.
Det Sgt 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."
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