Baby girl killed in Redcar dog attack named as details of tragic final moments emerge

Baby girl killed in Redcar dog attack named as details of tragic final moments emergeMaggie May Ann Moody died after she was attacked by a suspected pocket bully-type dog at a home in Redcar, North YorkshireNewsZahra Khaliq News Reporter16:49, 21 Apr 2026Updated 17:06, 21 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesA three-month-old girl tragically lost her life in the incident(Image: Charley Atkins / SWNS)A baby girl who was killed after being attacked by a suspected pocket bully-type dog has been named for the first time.Maggie May Ann Moody died inside a house in Redcar, North Yorkshire, on April 9 - just a day before she would have turned three months old, an inquest heard.During a short two-minute hearing, Teesside area coroner Paul Appleton said the provisional cause of the baby's death was recorded as "head injury".Maggie was pronounced dead at Middlesbrough's James Cook university hospital, with her body identified two days later by her grandmother, Michelle Scott, the court was told.View 2 ImagesThree-month-old Maggie May Ann Moody died in the attack on April 9(Image: Charley Atkins / SWNS)The infant had been born only weeks before the tragedy on January 10 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Two dogs were involved in the attack, but it remains unclear which one was responsible for Maggie's death.Cleveland Police shot one of the animals dead at the scene, while another was detained and later destroyed. Residents at the time described the dogs as "pocket bullys".Police have not publicly specified the breed but confirmed the animals were not illegal to own.Article continues belowThree people were arrested and have since been bailed pending further enquiries. A 31-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of child neglect and being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing death.A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing death, and a 45-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of bei...