Six-week-old Tennessee baby boy is mauled to death by his parents’ pet husky dog
- Mark and Chloe Mansoor were left devastated after their son was murdered in his crib
- The couple was excited to become parents for the first time and threw a baby shower
- The husky was owned for eight years and never showed any signs of aggression
A six-week-old boy has been mauled to death by the beloved family dog while he slept in his crib in their home.
Ezra Mansoor died on Thursday afternoon after six days of fighting for life in hospital with swelling of the brain and bleeding in his skull.
His parents Mark, 28, and Chloe Mansoor, 25, from Knoxville, Tennessee, welcomed their first child on April 14 and wanted nothing more than to become parents.
They never dreamed that the calm, well-behaved husky they had for the past eight years would attack their son “out of the blue.”
Ezra Mansoor, just six weeks old, was mauled to death by the beloved family dog as he slept in his crib
His parents Mark, 28, and Chloe Mansoor, 25, from Knoxville, Tennessee, welcomed their first child on April 14 and wanted nothing more than to become parents
Mark called the dog “the light of my heart” in a photo of him holding the beloved pet with a beaming smile
The dog had been Mark’s constant companion since he was a teenager and never showed any signs of aggression.
He called the dog “the light of my heart” in a photo of him holding the beloved pet with a beaming smile.
‘You all need to come visit!! Please take Leon and Mena with you,” a family member wrote alongside the photo shared online. The couple has two dogs.
Mark and Chloe married in 2022 and hosted a baby shower with family with gifts piled high in the living room next to huge blocks spelling out ‘baby’.
Chloe warned other parents that ‘it could be any dog at any time. Completely provoked, whatever the history is’
Ezra as a newborn after being born on April 14
The couple never dreamed that the calm, well-behaved husky (left, pictured with their other dog) they had for the past few years would attack their son ‘out of the blue’
They posed next to a sign that read “We can’t wait to meet you” with a photo of a teddy bear they bought for Ezra.
“Being his mother was the greatest honor and the best thing I’ve ever done,” Chloe told local news stations outside East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
She warned other parents that “it could be any dog at any time. Completely unprovoked, regardless of history.”
Ezra’s organs will be donated to help save other babies.
“Being his mother was the greatest honor and the best thing I have ever done,” Chloe said outside East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
The couple posed next to a sign that read ‘We can bearly wait to meet you’ with a photo of a teddy bear during their elaborate baby shower
Ezra was beaten to death in the family home (pictured) in Knoxville, Tennessee
The dog is being held at the Young-Williams Animal Center under a 10-day bite quarantine as required by state law.
What will happen to it next is unknown.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Ezra’s death.