A 12-year-old boy was mauled to death by a massive fluffy dog, which a witness said was big enough to drag 3 police officers onto a road.

It was reported that the baby was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries after the horrible attack.

A short time after arriving at the hospital, the baby died.

A 35-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

Sally Hooley, who saw the dog being brought away by the authorities, said:

The dog was a big fluffy golden dog, it looked harmless at first glance. I couldn’t tell you the breed but three police officers were struggling to control it to get it into the dog van. The dog was strong enough to be dragging three officers into the road. It’s so, so sad. It looked like a big fluffy harmless dog. At the end of the day the parents will never get over the loss of their child.

On Sunday, the South Yorkshire Police rushed to a property in Woodlands at around 3:30 pm on Sunday afternoon after reports that a child was attacked by an animal.

Upon reaching there, the baby was treated and was rushed to the Doncaster Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.

The details about the injuries were not shared with the public.

The 2 suspects that were arrested have been bailed pending further inquiries.

The dog was removed from the address.

The breed of the dog was not shared with the public.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and relatives of the baby boy, may his soul rest in peace.