1-Month-Old Died Before Dog Mauling At NYC Apartment, Medical Examiner Says

NEW YORK CITY — A 1-month-old girl found dead inside a New York City apartment was not killed by a dog mauling, the city's medical examiner ruled.

On Wednesday, the medical examiner determined that the infant had died before she was mauled by the dog.

The medical examiner has not released the cause or manner of death as of Thursday afternoon.

The incident happened on Tuesday inside a apartment at the Queensbridge Houses public housing complex in Queens around 6:40 a.m., Patch previously reported.

When officers arrived at the scene they found the German Shepherd-pit bull mix gnawing on the infant's face. The dog allegedly bit off a ”substantial portion” of the baby's face, according to a New York Post report.

The 1-month-old baby was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.

The baby's mother told a neighbor that the child was sleeping between her and the stepfather when the dog attacked.

"She told me she woke up, and the dog was eating the baby!" Chewing on the baby’s face!" the neighbor told the Post.

The city’s Animal Care Centers of NYC took the German Shepherd-pit bull mix puppy and another dog out of the apartment after the incident.

The parents of the baby have not been identified.

An investigation remains ongoing.