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Kyra King: Parents charged over dog attack baby death | Kyra King: Parents charged over dog attack baby death |
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The fatal attack happened in the car park at Ostler's Plantation, near Woodhall Spa. | The fatal attack happened in the car park at Ostler's Plantation, near Woodhall Spa. |
The parents of a three-month-old girl killed by the family's pet dog have been charged by police in connection with her death. | The parents of a three-month-old girl killed by the family's pet dog have been charged by police in connection with her death. |
Kyra King was attacked on 6 March in the car park at Ostler's Plantation, near Woodhall Spa, in Lincolnshire. | Kyra King was attacked on 6 March in the car park at Ostler's Plantation, near Woodhall Spa, in Lincolnshire. |
Karen Alcock, 41, and Vince King, 54, are accused of being in charge of a dog which was out of control causing injury resulting in death. | Karen Alcock, 41, and Vince King, 54, are accused of being in charge of a dog which was out of control causing injury resulting in death. |
The couple are due before magistrates in Boston on 9 November. | The couple are due before magistrates in Boston on 9 November. |
Police had been called to the woodland site on 6 March by the East Midlands Ambulance Service. | Police had been called to the woodland site on 6 March by the East Midlands Ambulance Service. |
Despite the efforts of the emergency services, the baby girl was pronounced dead. | Despite the efforts of the emergency services, the baby girl was pronounced dead. |
The parents, of Castledyke Bank, New York, Lincoln, were arrested at the scene. | The parents, of Castledyke Bank, New York, Lincoln, were arrested at the scene. |
'Profoundly sad' | 'Profoundly sad' |
An inquest into Kyra's death was opened and adjourned in March. | An inquest into Kyra's death was opened and adjourned in March. |
It heard a post-mortem examination conducted by a doctor at Leicester Royal Infirmary had given a provisional cause of death as being head and neck injuries. | It heard a post-mortem examination conducted by a doctor at Leicester Royal Infirmary had given a provisional cause of death as being head and neck injuries. |
The dog has been kept in secure kennels since the incident and Lincolnshire Police said it would seek an order to euthanise it. | The dog has been kept in secure kennels since the incident and Lincolnshire Police said it would seek an order to euthanise it. |
Det Con Craig Davey, said: "This has been a profoundly sad investigation for everyone involved in understanding the circumstances around baby Kyra's death." | Det Con Craig Davey, said: "This has been a profoundly sad investigation for everyone involved in understanding the circumstances around baby Kyra's death." |
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