Five-week-old baby girl mauled to death by two rottweilers

A number of heartbreaking Facebook posts have emerged before five-week-old baby girl died after she was suddenly attacked by two rottweilers.

A heartbreaking social media post has emerged, uploaded before a five-week-old baby girl died after she was suddenly attacked by two rottweilers who pounced on her without reason at a family barbecue.

Mia Riley was asleep in a bassinet next to at least six adults at her grandfather’s home in Moruya, on New South Wales’ south coast, on Saturday night when the dogs suddenly attacked, a family friend told Daily Mail Australia.

Her horrified parents, Tom and Lani Riley, were eventually able to tear the dogs off the girl and rushed her to Moruya Hospital, but she could not be saved.

Mia Riley, who died after being mauled by two dogs. Picture: Facebook

Lani and Tom Riley. Picture: Facebook

The friend said the dogs suddenly started mauling the baby “out of nowhere”.

“There were no other kids, the dogs weren’t running around and no-one was provoking the dogs or anything. They weren’t agitated or distressed,” the friend said.

They described the desperate battle to free the little girl from the dogs.

“Everyone there had to be involved to get the dogs off,” they said.

“There was a considerable amount of blood, it was terrible.”

Two rottweilers have been seized. File picture.

Social media post

Mr Riley is a chiropractor who owns South Coast Spine Care, which was closed on Tuesday due to a “death in the family”.

Mr Riley posted on the Facebook page of South Coast Spine Care last month about the arrival of his new daughter.

He said he planned to reduce his hours due to the birth to four days a week.

“Well it was a good thing I blocked out work a week earlier that the due date because sure enough Monday night at 6:16pm my little girl was safely delivered at home surrounded by family,” he wrote on January 11.

“Mum and baby are in perfect health.

“I will see you when I return after some much need family time surrounded by all my beautiful girls”.

The post was accompanied by three images for the family – mum, dads and the kids.

It would be the first and probably only public post showing little Mia Jade.

In another post, Mr Riley said he would be working longer days so “I will no longer be in the clinic on Fridays favouring to stay at home and spend time with my kids”.

Eurobodalla Shire Council seized the two dogs and they are expected to be euthanised.

There’s no suggestion of any wrongdoing by any members of the family and no charges have been laid.