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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Madeline Sherratt

Baby’s cause of death revealed as family say the puppy originally blamed for her killing has not been put down

The parents of the one-month-old baby who died in a New York apartment building on Tuesday have spoken out, saying that their child died as a result of SIDS. Initial reports said that Kiyanna Winfield was killed after being mauled by a six-week-old pit bull and German Shepherd mix.

“Our baby died of SIDS, from sudden infant death syndrome,” the baby’s stepfather, who wanted to be identified as Christopher, told The New York Post.

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