Dog that killed 3-day-old infant returned to family

YOUNGSTOWN — The dog that authorities said killed a 3-day-old baby earlier this month has been returned to its owners.

Mahoning County Dog Warden Dianne Fry said Friday the 10-day quarantine period for the dog, which was taken to the dog pound after Aiden Grim died Feb. 7 in his home in the 3500 block of Valerie Drive.

Fry said the dog has been declared vicious. The owners have 10 days to appeal that designation.

Being declared vicious means certain restrictions for the dog, such as it has to be muzzled in public and has to be fenced in.

The Mahoning County Coroner’s office ruled the death of Aiden accidental, saying that the dog picked the baby up by the head as he was sleeping in a clothes basket.