Newborn mauled to death by pack of stray dogs in Navsari

Surat: An abandoned newborn girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in a mango orchard on Vejalpore-Eru road in Jalapore taluka of Navsari district on Saturday.
Some farm workers spotted the stray dogs feeding on the newborn at about 8:30am at the mango orchard located opposite to Navsari Agriculture University (NAU). They chased the stray dogs to rescue the baby, who had sustained serious wounds in the attack.
The workers immediately contacted 108 ambulance and Jalapore police.The baby was taken to Navsari Civil Hospital but got referred for treatment to Surat’s New Civil hospital (NCH), where doctors declared the former dead.
Jalalpore police said it was difficult to identify the sex of the newborn child as the stray dogs had bitten portion of the left leg and private parts.
Dr Vijay Shah, head of paediatric department of NCH, said, “The condition of the newborn was very critical. The baby died in a short duration at the NICU. The stray dogs had eaten the baby’s private parts and left leg.
Alpesh Patel, police constable who brought the newborn baby to NCH, said, “The newborn died due to heavy loss of blood. The baby was breathing when we reached Surat. But within a short time, the child died of serious wounds.”
AR Vala, police inspector of Jalalpore police station, said, “It is a very tragic incident. The baby was abandoned in the mango orchard where it was attacked by stray dogs. A case has been registered at the police station and investigations are on to trace the mother of the baby.”