A New York couple was arrested after they left their three-month-old child alone with two canines of their attic, the place the kid was fatally mauled by the animals, based on police.
Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver, each 19, are charged with manslaughter in reference to the loss of life of the infant, Sulamain Hawkins Jr., Rochester Police stated in a information launch.
The pair had been at a house in Rochester on Aug. 3 after they left their child asleep within the attic with the canines and went downstairs to smoke marijuana, police stated.
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Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver, each 19, are charged with manslaughter. (iStock)
After they returned to the attic to test on the infant, they found that the infant had been attacked by a minimum of one of many canines, police stated.
The kid was taken to a hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
Police, youngster protecting companies and the Monroe County district legal professional’s workplace carried out an investigation into what occurred to the infant.
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The newborn was pronounced lifeless at a hospital. (Getty Photos)
Hawkins and Weaver had been arrested on Wednesday, police stated. The 2 had been arraigned on Thursday on manslaughter costs and are scheduled to seem again in court docket on Tuesday.
The canines had been euthanized in response to the infant’s loss of life, police stated.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
