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Lockland police are still investigating. They're not sure why or how long the pit bull laid on the baby, named Maria, in the house in the 300 block of Williams Street.
Video: Watch Ken Stinson's ReportThe baby was on the couch and the mother, Sarah Statzer, was in the kitchen when it happened just before 5 a.m. Sunday.
When rescuers arrived, the baby was bleeding from the nose, Stinson reported. She was transported to Children's Hospital.
Police are awaiting autopsy results.
A neighbor, Sally Clark, cried as she spoke about the child's death.
"She was born a month early, a little premature. I can't imagine what they're going through," Clark said.
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Clark and her husband, Brad, said Statzer and the child's father are good parents.
"Both are very overprotective of their kids," Brad Clark said. "They're always aware of their whereabouts. They've been great neighbors and great parents as well."
The family requested that the dog be put down, News 5 reported.