Baby girl dies after ‘incident with dog’

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The incident happened yesterday (Sunday) at 11.13pm when East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Ostler’s Planation.

A 40-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog which was out of control, and remain in police custody.

Lincolnshire Police has opened an investigation into the death.

Chief Superintendent Andy Cox said: “This is an exceptionally sad incident, and one that we know will impact the local community, or indeed anyone hearing about it.

“There may be a temptation to speculate about what happened while people attempt to understand this tragedy, and we’d ask people to avoid doing so, particularly on social media where facts can become distorted.

“We will do everything we can to establish what has happened, and we’d like to thank everyone for their support.”

If anyone has any information relating to this incident, call Lincolnshire Police on 101, quoting Incident Reference number 432 of March 6.