Mother, 28, 'ran screaming from house' after seeing her six-week-old baby boy's injuries

The mother of a six-week-old baby who was mauled by a dog ran 'screaming from the house' when she discovered her child with horrific injuries.

Neighbours say Lucy Donaldson, 28, was 'hysterical' when she found her son after the brutal attack at her sister's house in Hawick, Roxburghshire. 

Little Mikey Skelly was savaged by a terrier and flown to hospital where he is fighting for his life in intensive care. 

Neighbours in the small town saw the mother fleeing the house in despair and said she was unable to go back inside after the attack on Thursday.

The baby's grandfather John arrived moments later only to emerge from the house with his head buried in his hands.

It is understood by the Daily Record that the mother had left her little boy in the care of her sister's partner, Chris Cooper, who owns several terriers and lurchers.

But neighbours claim he had gone outside to play football and left the baby in the house alone with the dogs. 

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