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Baby killed by relative's dog in Dayton, Ohio

An autopsy was to be performed Monday on a 7-month-old boy killed in a dog attack.

By Frances Burns

DAYTON, Ohio, July 21 (UPI) -- A 7-month-old boy was attacked and killed by the dog of a relative who was caring for him, said police in Dayton, Ohio.

Jonathon Quarles Jr., who lives in Indianapolis, was spending the day Sunday with a woman described as his step-grandmother. Police said he died after the attack in the woman's home.

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The death is being investigated and an autopsy was to be performed Monday.

According to Montgomery County Animal Resource Center records, an American Staffordshire terrier is registered at the step-grandmother's address. The breed is a middle-sized dog that resembles a pit bull.

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