Police investigate death of baby girl in Lincolnshire
Officers say a 3-month-old has died following 'an incident with a dog'
Last updated 7th Mar 2022
Lincolnshire Police is investigating the death of a three-month-old girl near Woodhall Spa.
Officers say the baby died after an incident with a dog at Ostler's Plantation.
It was reported to police by the East Midlands Ambulance Service at 11.13pm last night (6th March).
A spokesperson for the Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 11.08pm yesterday, Sunday 6 March to Ostler's Plantation, Woodhall Spa. The caller reported a medical emergency.
"We sent a paramedic in an ambulance car, a crewed ambulance and a doctor from the Air Ambulance was also in attendance."
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.
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."