A little girl who was attacked and killed by her family's pet dog died from a head trauma.
An inquest was opened and adjourned into the death of 17-month-old Bella-Rae Birch after the tragic incident at the family home in St Helens last month. Police and the ambulance service were called to Bidston Avenue at 3.49pm on Monday, March 21, after a report that a child had been "seriously injured."
Despite medical treatment, Bella-Rae Birch was declared dead at Alder Hey Children's Hospital at 4.45pm the same day. A post-mortem examination subsequently established the cause of death as "head trauma."
