Family husky mauls 6-week-old baby to death while sleeping in his crib

The baby died in the home after the unprovoked attacked left him with lethal injuries.

A 6-week-old baby who was sleeping in his crib was mauled to death by the family’s dog earlier this month.

Ezra Mansoor succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, local time, six days after the seemingly tame husky attacked him in his home in Tennessee, the USA, the New York Post reported.

The infant's mother, Chloe Mansoor told a US local news channel, WVLT she was honoured to be the boy’s mother.

“Being his mom was the biggest honour and the best thing I’ve ever done”.

Little Ezra made Chloe and Mark Mansoor first-time parents. Picture: CNN.

Baby Ezra had been taken to hospital in critical condition where he stayed for nearly a week before he died, according to his first-time parents.

Among his life-threatening injuries were a brain bleed and brain swelling.

The “completely unprovoked” attack took the family by surprise.

The dog which the family had owned for eight years was one of two in the home, though neither had a history of aggression.

While little Ezra’s life was cut short, his parents Mark and Chloe have decided to help other babies in need by donating his organs.

Working to save the lives of others has given them peace during the gut wrenching grieving process.

A 6-week-old baby sleeping in his crib was mauled to death by the family’s dog. Picture: CNN.

“Really don’t take anything for granted even if it’s a moment you’re annoyed in the moment or frustrated in. All of those little moments are still so amazing,” Chloe Mansoor told WVLT.

“Pray for all the family really, everyone loved him so much. I know everyone’s grieving right now, we’re grieving right now, and it’s going to be a lifelong process trying to work through this,” she said.

The canine has since been taken to an animal shelter as the Knox County Sheriff’s Office investigates.

It has been reported the dog’s future, or whether any charges will be brought forward, is not yet clear.

This article originally appeared in The New York Post and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as Family husky mauls 6-week-old baby to death while sleeping in his crib