BBC News - Four-year-old boy killed by dog
A four-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a dog at the family home in Liverpool.
The child was attacked by the animal in Ashgrove, Wavertree, just after midnight.
A 63-year-old woman was also injured and is being treated in hospital. It is believed she was hurt as she separated the dog from the child.
Merseyside Police said the dog had been destroyed and an investigation had been launched.