Dog kills 3-week-old baby “out of jealousy”

Three-week old Reggie was rushed to hospital following the attack by the Patterdale terrier – but doctors were unable to save him.

His family have said they are “trying to cope” with the immense tragedy of losing little Reggie, who lived at Falkland Road with his parents Maria Blacklin and Ryan Young, a builder.

A family member who spoke to the Chronicle outside Ryan’s family’s home nearby said: “We are trying to cope with this the best we can.”

Their family dog, called Tricky, is being kept in kennels and is expected to be destroyed.

A neighbor who recounted the story said, “I know terriers very well. I think the dog had become jealous of the baby and that is why this has happened. It was Ryan’s dog as far as I’m aware. He is a lovely lad, hard-working and an excellent father. He will be devastated.”

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