5-Year-Old Girl Mauled to Death by Family Rottweilers in Covina [Video]

A 5-year-old girl was fatally mauled by two family dogs at her Los Angeles County home over the weekend, authorities said.

The attack took place about noon Sunday at a gated community in the 2500 block of Palomino Drive in Covina, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s and fire officials.

First responders discovered the girl had been mauled in her backyard by two dogs. Investigators said that two dogs — a 10-year old rottweiler and a 6-year old rottweiler-weimaraner mix — were responsible for the attack.

Dogs Started Attacking the Child After She Fell in the Backyard

The Press-Telegram reports the girl’s father, divorced from her mother, lives at the home. Police said the girl and the father were in the backyard, along with four family dogs, which includes a 10-year old weimaraner and a 4-year old doberman.

“She fell. They (the rottweiler and rottweiler-weimaraner mix) immediately started attacking her,” sheriff’s Lt. Steve De Jong said. The father dove …