A New York The couple were arrested after they left their three-month-old baby alone with two dogs in the attic, where the child was fatally mauled by the animals, according to police.
Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver, both 19, are charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of the child, Sulamain Hawkins Jr., Rochester Police said in a press release.
The couple were at a Rochester home on Aug. 3 when they left their child sleeping in the attic with the dogs and went downstairs to smoke marijuana, police said.
Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver, both 19, are charged with murder. (iStock)
When they returned to the attic to check on the child, they discovered the child had been attacked by at least one of the dogs, police said.
The child was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police, Child Protective Services and the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office conducted an investigation into what happened to the child.
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The baby was pronounced dead at a hospital. (Getty Images)
Hawkins and Weaver were arrested Wednesday, police said. The two were arraigned Thursday on manslaughter charges and are scheduled to do so appear in court again on Tuesday.
The dogs were euthanized in response to the child’s death, police said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.