{"id":26963,"date":"2013-02-10T15:45:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T14:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/fox-bites-off-babys-finger-cot-attack-222521317.html"},"modified":"2013-02-10T15:45:42","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T14:45:42","slug":"fox-bites-off-babys-finger-in-cot-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/fox-bites-off-babys-finger-in-cot-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Bites Off Baby’s Finger In Cot Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A fox dragged a one-month-old baby from his cot and mauled his hand, biting the child’s finger off, it has been reported.<\/p>\n

The child was left seriously injured after the animal crept into his bedroom in Bromley, southeast London.<\/p>\n

The child’s mother was alerted by his screaming and rushed into his room to see his hand in the animal’s mouth, the Mail On Sunday reported.<\/p>\n

After a short struggle, the mother managed to free her child, but his finger had been ripped off.<\/p>\n

Plastic surgeons were able to reattach the boy’s finger and he is said to be recovering well at home.<\/p>\n

The animal had got into the family home through an open backdoor.<\/p>\n

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “We were called at 1638 on February 6 by staff at St Thomas’s Hospital to reports a baby boy who had been admitted to hospital after being attacked by a fox.<\/p>\n

“Police attended to find a four-week-old baby with a hand injury. The baby was admitted to hospital after the attack at its home address in Bromley.”<\/p>\n

London Mayor Boris Johnson said more needs to be done to deal with the problem of urban foxes.<\/p>\n

“My thoughts are with the boy and his family,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Thankfully this sort of attack, though terrible, is rare, but we must do more to tackle the growing problem of urban foxes.<\/p>\n

“They may appear cuddly and romantic but foxes are a pest and a menace, particularly in our cities.”<\/p>\n

An RSPCA spokeswoman said the only reason a fox would attack is due to fear.<\/p>\n

“It’s extremely unusual for foxes to attack young children or anyone,” she said.<\/p>\n

“It’s not typical fox behaviour at all. Foxes will come closer to a house if there are food sources.<\/p>\n

“Then they can become quite bold, but they usually do back off and run away when there’s people around.”<\/p>\n

In June 2010, twin baby sisters Lola and Isabella Koupparis were attacked by a fox<\/strong> while sleeping in their cots in east London.<\/p>\n

Isabella was found with deep cuts to her arm and Lola’s face was covered in blood. Both under went surgery at the Royal London Hospital.<\/p>\n

The issue of foxes attacking humans has divided the public, with many sceptics questioning recent cases amid fears of a backlash against urban foxes.<\/p>\n

In April last year, wildlife presenter Chris Packham said he simply did not believe reports of people getting attacked by the animals.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster, who gave his views on the back of a Channel 4 programme Foxes Live: Wild In The City, said there was no proof that the creatures attack dogs and cats except in “exceptional circumstances”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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