A four-year-old girl was mauled by a dog in her yard. The tragedy happened last night in the English town of Milton Keynes, not far from London. Armed police officers searched the house and killed the dog, but unfortunately little Alice Stones was already dead.
Locals left flowers in front of the house this morning to remember the little girl. Some of them said they heard Alice’s mother’s “desperate screams” as her baby was killed by the animal, which neighbors say the family bought about six weeks ago. One of them told The Sun: “We heard desperate screams last night. I heard ‘She’s dead! She’s dead!’ They were piercing screams. They will stay with me forever. It was a nightmare. always.”
Police said no one else was hurt and that the girl’s family is being cared for by officers specially trained to deal with such mentally devastating cases. Officers are still at the scene today as the investigation into the incident continues. Video of the scene shows a police officer desperately urging locals to leave the house, saying, “If that dog comes out, someone will get hurt.” scene reacted.