Florida Woman Charged With Neglect After Puppy Chews Off Baby’s Fingers

A Florida woman has been charged with neglect after a puppy bit a baby’s hand when she left her alone to take a shower, resulting in the girl losing several fingers.

The incident took place on February 14, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Chloe Wisniewski, 21, told investigators she was feeling ill and put the little girl in her bassinet before heading to the bathroom, WBBH reported.

Wisniewski said she turned on the shower and turned it back off again when she heard the baby girl scream. According to the police report, she found the 3-month-old pit bull puppy chewing on the baby’s hands. She wrapped the baby’s hands in cloth and called 911.

Emergency services took the little girl to ShorePoint Health of Port Charlotte, and she was flown from there to Tampa General Hospital.

The hospital said that three fingers on the girl’s left hand were fully amputated and two fingers on her right hand were partially amputated.

No further information was available.

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[Featured image: Chloe Wisniewski/Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office]