Baby's Toes Gnawed Off

(Bossier City, Louisiana) This is inexcusable.

From KTBS.com:

Bossier City police today said a couple whose baby daughter's toes were gnawed off -- reportedly by a pit bull puppy -- have told several different stories about what happened.

Police said the couple told investigators they slept as the six-week-old puppy chewed off four of their month-old daughter's toes and did not wake up in time.

Mary Shannon Hansche, 22, and Christopher Wayne Hansche, 26, were charged with child desertion.

Police said the parents told them they were sleeping on a mattress in the living room of their residence and the baby was in an child carrier beside them when the puppy began chewing on their baby's toes. The Hansches told police they woke up to the sound of their daughter crying, found her mangled foot and took her to the hospital about 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

The baby girl underwent surgery in Shreveport but the toes could not be saved. She was placed in a foster home. The puppy has been quarantined to check for rabies.