A baby girl has died after being mauled by the family dog at Pakenham, south-east of Melbourne.
Police say the nine-week-old girl was in her cot at home when she was attacked by a rottweiler.
Ambulance crews were called to treat the baby girl for serious injuries just after 1:00pm AEDT.
Metropolitan
Ambulance Service spokesman James Howe says two intensive care
paramedics worked on her girl for an hour and a half, but were unable
to save her.
"There were two intensive care paramedics crews plus standard emergency ambulance," he said.
"They worked on her at the scene and unfortunately as they were about to load her to hospital she passed away at the scene."
The baby suffered serious injuries to her head and body in the attack.
Police
say the the mother of the baby was at home when the attack happened,
but the father is in hospital recovering from a brain tumour.
Acting Inspector Trevor Teer says the baby's mother is being supported by her family.
"The family is devastated, the mother is devastated; it's their first baby," he said.
The dog has now been impounded by council officers.