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| Mauled baby's grandfather stabbed | Mauled baby's grandfather stabbed |
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| A woman has been stabbed to death and her partner seriously injured in an attack just a day after the man's grandchild was fatally mauled by dogs. | A woman has been stabbed to death and her partner seriously injured in an attack just a day after the man's grandchild was fatally mauled by dogs. |
| Debra Larn, 47, and John Brightwell, 50, were attacked at their Beaumont Leys home in Leicester on Sunday. | Debra Larn, 47, and John Brightwell, 50, were attacked at their Beaumont Leys home in Leicester on Sunday. |
| The day before, Mr Brightwell's five-month-old granddaughter was killed by two Rottweiler dogs. | |
| A 26-year-old man will appear in court on Tuesday charged with murder and causing grievous bodily harm. | |
| The death of baby Cadey-Lee Deacon on Sunday at The Rocket pub in Leicester is not being linked to the attack. | |
| Fire door | Fire door |
| The two dogs, which lived at the pub, were put down after the attack. | The two dogs, which lived at the pub, were put down after the attack. |
| In a statement issued through Leicestershire Constabulary, Cadey-Lee's mother, Amy Deacon and her partner, Lee Burchell, who managed the pub, said: "Words cannot express our devastation at what has happened. We just cannot believe that Cadey-Lee is gone. | In a statement issued through Leicestershire Constabulary, Cadey-Lee's mother, Amy Deacon and her partner, Lee Burchell, who managed the pub, said: "Words cannot express our devastation at what has happened. We just cannot believe that Cadey-Lee is gone. |
| Flowers have been left outside the pub where the baby died | Flowers have been left outside the pub where the baby died |
| "She was such a beautiful little girl. We loved her so much and we just can't accept that something like this could have happened. How do you come to terms with such a tragedy?" | "She was such a beautiful little girl. We loved her so much and we just can't accept that something like this could have happened. How do you come to terms with such a tragedy?" |
| The couple thanked the public for the outpouring of support and asked for "time to grieve for our little girl in peace". | The couple thanked the public for the outpouring of support and asked for "time to grieve for our little girl in peace". |
| Chief Superintendent Steve Pitts, of Leicestershire Constabulary, said Mr Buchell's mother Lesley was the licensee at the pub where the baby died. | Chief Superintendent Steve Pitts, of Leicestershire Constabulary, said Mr Buchell's mother Lesley was the licensee at the pub where the baby died. |
| "Amy and Lee were moving furniture out of the living quarters to new premises when tragedy struck on Saturday. | "Amy and Lee were moving furniture out of the living quarters to new premises when tragedy struck on Saturday. |
| "It appears that a fire escape door was left mistakenly open and allowed the family's dogs, Bruno and Bess, access to the living quarters." | "It appears that a fire escape door was left mistakenly open and allowed the family's dogs, Bruno and Bess, access to the living quarters." |
| He said the dogs made their way to the bedroom in which baby Cadey-Lee was sleeping. | He said the dogs made their way to the bedroom in which baby Cadey-Lee was sleeping. |
| "By the time Amy, Lee and the relatives who were helping them move realised what had happened, the dogs had attacked." | "By the time Amy, Lee and the relatives who were helping them move realised what had happened, the dogs had attacked." |