Waterford Mayor says local community is rallying around Clashmore family
The Mayor of Waterford says the death of a baby in a dog attack is "too awful for words."
The three month old baby died at Cork University Hospital after the attack which happened in the village of Clashmore yesterday morning.
A technical examination has taken place at the scene of the tragedy and a post mortem is due be carried out later today.
Mayor of Waterford Councillor Damien Geoghegan says the local community is rallying around the family.
"The Garda investigation is ongoing, and we'll let that take its course.
"Our sympathies are with the family and friends and neighbours and everybody in Clashmore to have such a tragedy arrive on their doorstep.
"It's too awful for words, it's very hard to comprehend. For a very young child to die in such terrible circumstances, it's awful."
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