Georgia Babysitter's Dog Mauls 5-Month-Old To Death

FOREST PARK, GA — A Clayton County mother left her 5-month-old girl with a babysitter and returned to find the sitter's dog had mauled the baby to death. Now, the family is trying to raise money for funeral costs.

Terika George left her daughter, Paige Bradley, in the care of a longtime friend Tuesday night in Forest Park. The friend said he put the girl to sleep and went to sleep himself on another bed, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.

George left for a few hours and made a grisly discovery when she returned home a few hours later: the babysitter's German Shepherd had attacked and killed her daughter, WSB-TV reported.

The family has established a GoFundMe campaign, which Patch has verified, to pay for the girl's funeral arrangements. As of Thursday afternoon it had raised $50. All proceeds go toward the funeral arrangements for Paige.

“I can’t even say (what happened),” George told the station. “ I just gave it to God ... I told him to figure this all out for me.”

She said the dog was known to be friendly to the girl, even eating and sleeping near her. The dog has since been euthanized.

No charges have been filed, media outlets reported.

This infant’s mother says watch ALL dogs around your children. A German Shepherd whose been around Paige her entire life (5 months) just attacked & killed her while she slept. Exclusive story at 4:14pm on Ch2 pic.twitter.com/65qWddVZ9j
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) June 14, 2018

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