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A seven-day-old baby has died after it was brutally attacked by his family’s dog.

Police were called to a report of a baby being bitten by a dog in Markle, Indiana on September 4.

When first responders arrived they found new born Jason Weaver had suffered serious injuries after being bitten.

The baby was rushed to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne but tragically died from his injuries, a statement from Markle Police Department confirmed.

A forensic autopsy was carried out by Huntington County Coroner’s Office, and the boy’s cause of death was determined to be several blunt force traumatic injuries.

His death was ruled as accidental according to WPTA .

The family dog involved in the incident was identified as a five-year-old husky/pit bill cross.

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