dog attack
A three-month-old baby has died in a savage incident involving a dog in a wooded area at night.

The horror unfolded at Ostler's Plantation in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, just after 11pm on Sunday.

A 40-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog that was out of control and both remain in custody.

Lincolnshire Police told the Mirror Online it is not yet clear exactly what happened or how the incident unravelled at the woodland which is situated near Kirkby Moor Nature Reserve.

Chief Supt Andy Cox 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."

East Midlands Ambulance Service reported the incident to police after paramedics were scrambled to the scene.

A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "We received a call at 11.08pm yesterday, Sunday March 6, to Ostler's Plantation, Woodhall Spa.

"The caller reported a medical emergency.

"We sent a paramedic in an ambulance car, a crewed ambulance and a doctor from the Air Ambulance was also in attendance."