PREBLE COUNTY – Shortly after 9:00 A.M. this morning, law enforcement and Fire / EMS were dispatched to a residence in the 4000 block of Camden West Elkton Road, on the report of a 12-day-old infant that was unresponsive.
Dispatchers began instructing the caller on CPR procedures until EMS arrived. EMS arrived on scene and determined that the child was deceased.
Listen to the actual 911 recording below…
Investigators from the Sheriff’s Office, the Preble County Coroner’s Office and the Preble County Prosecutor’s Office have begun an investigation.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy on the 12-day-old infant on Thursday. The preliminary findings of the autopsy are consistent with evidence found at the scene by detectives, indicating that a dog inside the house bit the infant several times, after knocking over a bassinet that the child was in.
Detectives will continue their work to complete the investigation.
