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A five-month-old girl has died after being attacked by two Rottweiler dogs in Leicester. | |
Emergency services were called to Stephenson Drive in the New Parks area of the city at 1500 GMT on Saturday. | |
The baby was in the living quarters of a pub called The Rocket which is kept by her parents. | |
A member of the family said one of the dogs dragged the child onto the roof. She was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary but died from her injuries. | |
Police have begun an investigation to try to find out what happened. | |
A police spokesman said officers would be seeking a destruction order for the dogs. |