Rottweiler mauls 5-month old baby in Poland

[jazzie23]

This was breaking news on the Polish Radio Station this morning, I have not gotten any details yet - nothing has been posted on any websites.

A 5 month old baby was left outside unattended with a 3 year old rottweiler while the parents and grandparents were inside the house. The child was mauled to death. I will keep you updated as soon as I get more details.

Their first mistake was leaving the child alone outside - WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???

[scooterjohansen]

Yes what were thinking? Poor baby.

[jazzie23]

I AM TRANSLATING THIS FROM POLISH TO ENGLISH (below info does not reflect my thoughts or feelings)

The tragedy happened in the northern part of Poland, in a little city close to Poznan, in the back yard of the baby's grandparents. The 3 year old rottweiler belong to the grandparents.

The little baby girl was napping in her stroller in the garden. Her father was at work and her mother was in town shopping, the grandparents were babysitting the baby. They were inside the house while the incident took place.

From what the authorities are saying the dog was inside with the adults and they claim the dog managed to get out of the house without their knowledge and run into the garden (opened the door ). Supposely he dragged the baby out of the stroller. The baby's uncle drove the baby to the hospital, but it was too late - they couldn't save her.

The exact cause of death is yet to be determined. The police is investigating the incident. The neighbors are horrified. The family had two dogs - rottweiler and a sheep dog. Neighbors say the dogs looked well taken care of and quiet, they would never say they were aggressive.

The dog will remain under observation at the Poznanian Dog Shelter for the next two weeks. The dog was obedient and calm on the way to the shelter claims the worker, when taken away he didn't react at all. Suspected cause of attack is jelousy of the little girl.

[jazzie23]

My prayers go out to the family of the little girl, Rest in Peace Little Angel.

[onthedl74]

leaving a 5 month old baby outside? dog or no dog, that is insane! I wish it wasn't a rott that was involved.

[derektjeep]

Well, that better be a lifelong lesson for the "adults" of the house or whatever it was.

[MaCaNs]

Hey I have an idea, lets leave a 5 month old in the middle of a busy intersection and see what happens. Man, people are stupid.......

[Brooke&Ryan]

Not to rationalize what happened, but I'm pretty sure that in Poland it is typical to let the babies outside for a few hours during nap time. They believe that the fresh air does them good & I'm sure that it does.

I had a family at the preschool where I work who were from Finland. They did this everyday with their oldest son. Even when it was a bit chilly out, he was dressed in his snowsuit & put in the stroller for a nap outside the home. It's just a cultural difference. The crime rate is almost non-existent over there & so they don't really worry that someone is going to come along & steal their child.

I'm so sad that this happened to this poor child.

[Burnsway]

Originally Posted by Brooke&Ryan

Not to rationalize what happened, but I'm pretty sure that in Poland it is typical to let the babies outside for a few hours during nap time. They believe that the fresh air does them good & I'm sure that it does.

The crime rate is almost non-existent over there & so they don't really worry that someone is going to come along & steal their child.

I'm so sad that this happened to this poor child.

There was a mother here in the states from there that was arrested a few years back because she left her baby outside a restaurant window while she went in to eat. She claimed this was an everyday thing there and was very confused on her arrest.

This incident was so preventable and is so sad.....

[2rotties2luv]

My ex's parents were from Germany and they also let the infants nap outside for fresh air. My ex had scars on one arm from a bad sunburn that occurred when the shade moved while he was left outside unattended while napping - he was 2 months old.

[mark lander]

I blame the grand parents for this tragedy for leaving the kid unnatended, its obvously a case of jealousy and not the rotties fault. i imagine that the dog involved hasn't bonded with this child which also says you could blame the parents, being a family dog? its very sad but any dog could inflict major damage to a child of 5 months,rottweilers have too much predjudice against them and thats sad.

[Judi W]

Humm, yes, I can see that it might be a habit in some cultures, but I'll bet you anything they don't leave their wallets with all their money in them outside unattended.

[onthedl74]

Originally Posted by Judi W

Humm, yes, I can see that it might be a habit in some cultures, but I'll bet you anything they don't leave their wallets with all their money in them outside unattended.

As always, couldn't be phrased any better!

[jazzie23]

Amen!

Humm, yes, I can see that it might be a habit in some cultures, but I'll bet you anything they don't leave their wallets with all their money in them outside unattended.

I can't see myself leaving a child outside alone for any period of time, and with two large dogs in the house that baby wouldn't leave my sight. They were supposed to be looking over the child.

And how do you explain to your daughter that your dog mauled her baby and your grandchild. I read some articles following this incident and they claim that the couple was trying to have a baby for a long time before they got lucky. How sad...

[Delminico]

Europeans don't fear for the molesting of their children as those in the US do, hence babies rest peacefully in the garden in a basket. Nothing offensive in that at all. I'm sure there's no valid explanation for this terrible crime.

Very sad for this young couple to lose their little child in such a violent manner. For information: It's typical to find children alone in gardens here and in the UK. Our cultures don't run rampant with guns and criminals. In small towns people don't lock doors and trust each other. Therefore it is like leaving one's wallet unattended. Cultural differences. This sort of thinking is common in most of Europe, Scandanavia and the UK. Poland is a very lovely country with friendly people who value family life, and are close to the Church. Dogs killing babies is quite unusual. Keep the perspective that not all cultures are like the US.