Girl, 10, Dies After Being Bitten by Family Dog [Video]

A 10-year-old girl in the U.K. has died after she was attacked by her family’s dog.

According to a press release from the North Yorkshire Police in England, the girl was at home in the town of Malton around 4:15 p.m. local time on Friday, Nov. 1, when Yorkshire Ambulance Service responded to reports of a dog attack.

According to police, one of the girl’s family members “secured” the dog inside a car after the attack, and officers seized the animal when they arrived. The dog was later placed in a “secure kennel.”

North Yorkshire Police said that “despite the efforts of medical professionals and a member of the public who came to the family’s aid, tragically, the girl died at the scene after suffering serious injuries.”

Although police said on Sunday that the dog is set to be “destroyed” following the girl’s death, the question of why the animal bit her still remains. “All indications so far …