A Boy Dead His Mother Seriously Hurt In A Dog Attack In NJ

(Cartaret, NJ/77WABC)-Two dogs reportedly belonging to a neighbor somehow broke through a fenced-in area of a neighbors yard in Cartaret, NJ,  fatally attacking a 3-year-old boy and seriously injuring his Mother around 4:30 pm on Tuesday.

Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Town Police Chief Dennis McFadden announced the child died at a hospital. His mother remains hospitalized after being severely injured however her condition has not been released.

Officials say the incident happened on East Laurel Street in Carteret.   The name of the child and his mother have not been released.

The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Anthony Ramos of the Carteret Police Department at (732)541-4181 or Detective Mark Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4194.