Rat Chews Off Sleeping Baby's Face
A rat climbed into a baby's cot and chewed off her nose and part of her lip. The rodent attacked the four-week-old tot as she slept. She had been born prematurely, and her parents awoke when her heart and breathing monitor went off. They found her lying in a pool of blood.
Police believe milk or formula that had leaked onto the baby attracted the rodent. No-one else in the home was bitten. Ratcatchers began sweeping the area in Kansas City, US, after the attack came to light. Spokesman Michael Swoyer said exterminators had worked through the family's house, several occupied homes nearby, vacant houses and the surrounding sewer system.
"We don't want this to ever happen again," he said.
"We're all over the neighbourhood now."
Now I know this is a really horrible story but I can't help thinking the line 'No-one else in the home was bitten' was just a little superfluous. I mean a four-week old child wouldn't realise a rat wasn't supposed to nibble her face but her parents sure as hell would!
2 comments:
God no!
I consented to the cat because of the little rodenty footsteps.
Yukkety yukkety yuk yuk!
#Yuk.
I loathe rats. They are frequent visitors to our garden due to the open nature of the land at the back. They usually only come when food is scarce. They say if you see a rat during the day then it's bad because they will normally only feed at night. Yuk! If ever I saw one in the house I would leave immediately.
Poor baby but I do wonder if perhaps it was a family pet and the family are covering up?
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