Posted on 01/25/2006 10:45:07 AM PST by iPod Shuffle
Cops: Girl Died While Playing With Family Dog
(AP) MANORVILLE A six-year-old girl playing with her dog in the backyard was strangled - when the pet apparently grabbed her scarf and playfully pulled her down to the ground and dragged her around the yard. Suffolk County Homicide Detective Lieutenant John Fitzpatrick calls it "an absolutely tragic story."
Police say the accident happened in the backyard of little Kaitlyn Hassard at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. The girl came home from school wearing the scarf and the dog began pulling on it. The girl's mother put the dog in the backyard and a few minutes later Kaitlyn asked to go out and play with the dog, which weighs about 70 pounds.
The one-and-a-half Golden Retriever named Jessie, again began playing with the 40-pound girl tugging on her scarf.
Lieutenant Fitzpatrick says the girl was in the yard for no more than ten minutes, because the family was going to run an errand at the Post Office. When her eleven-year-old brother went to the backyard to get his sister, he found her lying on the ground.
The boy called his mother who called 9-1-1 and began CPR. The girl was pronounced dead at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Lieutenant Fitzpatrick says "there were no injuries inflicted by the dog." He adds "I don't believe the dog's actions were intentionally malicious."
The dog has been brought to the Brookhaven Animal Shelter.
I can see exactly how it would happen, just as described.
Yep. Hindsight is 20/20. Armchair QB's are a dime a dozen.
I, for one, would hate to be the parents. All of the criticism from posters here on FR, and the general public, will never even approach what they will carry around with them the rest of their lives.
I remember reading about a local woman who got in her car to back out of the driveway and ran over her granddaughter.
Hell hath no punishment like that which we can foster upon ourselves from the inside.
I pray they all somehow can find peace after this. And for those who jump to conclusions, I pray it never happens to you.
Good to see your posts, Dear Lady. Keep up the good fight.
"What exactly are you credentials"
My credentials are that I follow all kinds of news stories, and see hysterical outpourings of sympathy, only to see it all turn around when the real story comes out a few weeks later. I am often able to smell a rat.
I remember discussion threads where some kid goes "missing", and the parents are crying hysterically on TV. 90% of the posters believe it, and the 10% who don't are viciously attacked. Then 2 or 3 weeks later, the parents are charged with murdering the kid.
File this one under the
SH*T HAPPENS
Category
Not long ago, one of my grandsons -- who I watch CLOSER than I watched my own son -- started complaining about his throat hurting; he was really crying; I went downdstairs to get some ice for his throat because I couldn't see anything wrong with his mouth or throat.
Barely gone sixty seconds, the older two started screaming Come quick........I came back upstairs and there stood the four of them (all under five) AND MY HUSBAND, staring a shinny new penny this kid has thrown up.
Stuff happens.
how about this for a scenario - girl goes into backyard wearing scarf, dog grabs the scarf inadvertently killing her.
the worst thing about reading these forums are the conspiracy minded nature of so many posts. Sometimes a banana is simply a banana.
So you seek to balance that off by going off halfcocked and making accusations about people you don't even know witout ANY facts?
I feel REALLY sorry for the people around you in your real life, if there are any.
Baloney. We had German Shepards all of my life. Our children, even as toddlers, were always playing with Sarah, our 105 pound Shepard, and none were ever hurt. My kids rode horses when they were just out of diapers!
Nervous nellies should just put their kids in a stainless steel sphere and feed them by a spoon until they're old enough to... what.
(rolling eyes)
LOL!
Quote: "The parents are devastated with grief.
And you want the cops to come in and do the whole bad cop/good cop routine, accuse them of wrongdoing, shake the tree and see what falls out?
You are one absolutely heartless, sick person."
Not at all, I just recognize the reality that there are sick people in this world who will do anything to cover up what they have done.
Is it not possible that someone in the family strangled the girl and made this whole dog story up?
If you say no, you are very naive....
Looking for truth has nothing to do with being heartless.
This could very well be a tragic event, and yes, the parents could be devastated, and rightly so.
But there is a dead child here, and the reason for her death must be verified. You verify the reason for this death by investigating and ruling out possibilities. The dog causing this event may be the case, but then again it may not. You have to verify it though.
This investigation absolutely must be done.
And don`t call me a heartless person for stating such a thing. You don`t have any idea of who I am, my history, or what I even do or have done for a living. Your remark was simply uncalled for.
Precisely. But as a person who lost a child to an accident, it pi**e* me off, you know?
Man!
What kind of hornet flew up your keester?
Ipod gave an opinion based on past news stories.
He's got a point.
Why you bustin on him so hard?
How ya doing?
Maybe the kind many little girls learn to tie their shoes with?
BTW, taglines can be fun, but not every tagline is appropriate on every thread...just a hint. JJR RNCH (Its only funny until someone gets hurt, then its hilarious.)
Now this is sad. God bless you little girl.
Exactly what makes YOU more qualified than the police?
Do you know these people? Have you seen the house, the dog, the neighborhood?
Have the police consulted with you yet so you can tell them the errors of their ways?
Did it have an adequate warning label about how to wear it to avoid the foreseeable risk?
I've got 3 kids. My 2 year old last week swallowed a peppermint, which I must add wasn't given to him, and came to me crying and holding his throat. At first I thought he was choking but then I heard him take a deep breath. He grabbed his throat again, so I bent him over and whacked him one between the shoulder blades. Out pops the candy!
Stuff certainly does happen.
Agreed. Read my post respnse here on this topic. Some folks on this planet just don't get it. Before long, some idiots will want to ban dogs!
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