A New York couple has been arrested after leaving their three-month-old baby alone with two dogs in their attic, where the child was fatally attacked by the animals, police say.
Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver, both 19, are charged with murder in connection with the death of the infant, Sulamain Hawkins Jr., Rochester Police said in a news release.
The couple was at a home in Rochester on Aug. 3 when they left their baby sleeping in the attic with the dogs and went downstairs to smoke marijuana, police said.
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Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver, both 19, are charged with murder. (iStock)
When they returned to the attic to check on the baby, they discovered that he had been attacked by at least one of the dogs, police said.
The boy was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police, child protective services and the Monroe County District Attorney's Office are investigating what happened to the baby.
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The baby was pronounced dead at a hospital. (Getty Images)
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Police said Hawkins and Weaver were arrested Wednesday. Both were arraigned Thursday on murder charges and are scheduled to appear in court again Tuesday.
The dogs were euthanized in response to the baby's death, police said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
