Two people who were arrested after a baby girl was mauled to death by a husky in Lincolnshire have been released under investigation.
Police said the three-month-old girl, who has not been named, died after sustaining injuries from a dog attack in the car park area of the woodland area Ostler’s Plantation, near Woodhall Spa, late on Sunday night.
A 40-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog that was out of control, and have been released under investigation.
Police said they believed the breed involved was a husky and that the animal was in isolation in kennels while forensic examinations were being carried out.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 11.13pm on Sunday night, but despite efforts from paramedics to save the girl, she was pronounced dead.
A white Sprinter van and a quad bike have been seized in connection to the incident, police said.
DCS Andy Cox, from Lincolnshire police, said: “This is an exceptionally sad incident, and one that we know will impact the local community, or indeed anyone hearing about it.
“There may be a temptation to speculate about what happened while people attempt to understand this tragedy, and we’d ask people to avoid doing so, particularly on social media, where facts can become distorted. We will do everything we can to establish what has happened, and we’d like to thank everyone for their support.”
