ARYANAD: A six-month-old baby left alone in front hall of a house was bitten by a stray fog that strayed into the hall on Thursday. The incident happened Marangadu Mukkolakkal Shiju Bhavan in Uzhamalakkal panchayat. The injured baby is Christina, the daughter of Shiju and Soumya.

The incident happened at 8 in the morning Soumya left the bay in the open hall of the house and went inside to give her elder daughter a bath. At this time, the dog entered the house, probably in search of food, and bit the baby on his face, neck and right leg.

The baby was rushed to SAT hospital.

Due to showed-down Animal Birth Control programme n the area, the number of stray dogs have multiplied. Last month, the dogs are reported to have attacked goats in the area.