The Colchester dog attack on Thursday, which killed a young boy and left his older brother severely injured, shocked many people all over the world. To shed light to this unfortunate event, the family's neighbors were interviewed and it was found out that there were no signs or whatsoever of the impending tragedy.
Ellen Double, one of their neighbors, said she'd never seen anybody go in the family's loft and all she'd seen were three cars. It was revealed in the dog attack investigation that the neighbors did not know the family really well because they've just recently moved, The Guardian learned.
The 87-year-old woman said that she saw one ambulance came in first, then there were two, then the police cars followed. She said the whole road was blocked but never really thought that it was that serious.
A man named Scott Mills, who lives just across the road from where the dog attack happened, described the dog like it was a Staffordshire bull terrier. However, he added that it was broader and it had more built, like it was a cross-breed.
Mills said that no blood was found on the dog and it looked calm when it was lead outside the scene to the back of the van. The Essex Police said that the dog had been put down following the attack, BBC News reported.
Help - several ground and an air ambulance - was reportedly dispatched when the East of England ambulance service received a call on Thursday, at 3:08 in the afternoon, of a severe incident in Colchester. The responders found two young children at the scene, one with what were described as life-threatening wounds and the other one were life-changing injuries.
The children were identified as Archie Joe Darby, 4 months, and Daniel-Jay, 22 months. Little Archie unfortunately passed away due to the severity of the injuries while his older brother was reportedly transferred to an undisclosed specialist unit following the initial treatment at Colchester General Hospital.
Their mother, who refused to be named, suffered minor injuries from the dog attack. The boys' parents paid their tribute and asked the public to respect their privacy at this time.
