Dog attack: Devastated mother comes home from funeral to find newborn baby mauled to death.

The mother of a newborn baby who was mauled to death by the family dog was at a family event following a bereavement, according a family member. Three-week old Reggie was rushed to hospital following the attack by the Patterdale terrier – but doctors were unable to save him. 

His family have said they are "trying to cope" with the immense tragedy of losing little Reggie, who lived at Falkland Road with his parents Maria Blacklin and Ryan Young, a builder. The parents are said to be “distraught” after the tragedy which happened at their home at 4.15am today. 

A family member who spoke to the Chronicle outside Ryan's family's home nearby said: "We are trying to cope with this the best we can." Their family dog, called Tricky, is being kept in kennels and is expected to be destroyed. Northumbria Police said a 30-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident. 

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