OH - Pit bull which had attacked children before mauls 6-month old baby to death - Marion County, Oct 2025

[Clearsky]

Pit Bull Attacked a Neighborhood Kid, and Owners Ignored Warnings. Months Later, the Dog Killed Their Baby

Pit Bull Attacked a Neighborhood Kid, and Owners Ignored Warnings. Months Later, the Dog Killed Their Baby

people.com

On the day of the attack, April 28, 2024, Blake Bates and his partner, Alyssa Smith, allowed the dog near the infant unsupervised with another young child, prosecutors said.

 

[Gators North]

That was a disaster waiting to happen, especially since the dog had already attacked a child.

 

[tlcya]

The attack happened in April of 2024. both adults have plead guilty, father for, among other things, involuntary manslaughter, the mother for child endangering. Both are awaiting sentencing

Father pleads guilty in infant son's death following pit bull attack in Marion