The mother and grandmother of a six-month-old baby who was mauled to death by an American pitbull have been jailed.
The dog, named Bruiser, picked up Molly Mae Wotherspoon by her head and launched a "sustained attack" at her home in Daventry on October 3, 2014.
The child suffered a catalogue of injuries including a fractured skull and bites to all four limbs, and died of blood loss.
A Northampton court heard that Molly Mae was being looked after by 56-year-old Susan Aucott while her mother Claire Riley, 23, went for a night out with friends.
The dog escaped from its cage in the kitchen and opened the door to the living room, where Molly Mae was on the changing mat.
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One vet who had previously seen Bruiser described him as "one of the most aggressive dogs she had ever seen", Prosecutor, James House said.
Both women were sentenced to two years in prison.
