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A 1-year-old baby who was left with life-threatening injuries after a dog attack on Monday has died, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The ME’s Office identified the baby on Tuesday as Jiryiah Johnson.
The cause and manner of death were not immediately known.
Johnson was under the care of Heather Rodriguez, 36, who, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar, left the home and sequestered the baby in a room with her 13-year-old daughter to keep the child away from the dogs.
Neither the daughter nor Rodriguez were related to Johnson, the sheriff’s office confirmed on Monday.
BCSO said the dogs forced their way into the room as they had damaged the door previously.
The teen could not control the dogs, and a “tug of war” began between her and the dogs, Salazar said.
The girl had to break away and leave the baby in the bathroom with the dogs to get her cellphone and call for help.
She then ran back to get the baby in the bathroom, according to BCSO.
Salazar said the girl then was able to take herself and the baby into another bedroom and had to barricade the door with her body to keep the dogs away.
Deputies then arrived and rendered aid immediately upon seeing what had happened.
The baby was taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center in critical condition. He was not stable enough to be airlifted to University Hospital for further treatment.
However, later on Monday, the baby was transported to University Hospital, where he later died.
