Zane Earles Left Unattended; Mauled By Puppy

UPDATE 11/5/08 – Linzy Earles, 18, was charged on FridayFriday reviews with second-degree manslaughter in the mauling death of her two-month-old son, Zane Earles, on July 28.  Because Linzy Earles was 17 at the time of her son’s death, she is being tried in juvenile court.  Court records indicate that Linzy had come off juvenile probation on June 2 for drug-related charges.

Zane Earles was left alone in his swing for over two hours and was killed by the family Labrador retriever puppy, who ate parts of the baby.  Linzy Earles is due in Tulsa juvenile court on December 3.

Newsnews report from http://www.newson6.com

Tulsa, OK - 2-month old Zane Allen Earles was let unattended in the home he shared with his parents, 18-year-old Tyler Craig, and mother, 17-year-old Linzy Earles and grandparents. At around 8 a.m. Monday morning, Tyler Craig left the residence. The baby’s grandfather then left the home around 8:30 in the morning after putting Zane in an elevated, wind-up child swing. The only two people left in the house aside from the baby were the baby’s grandmother and Linzy. Oh, and a 2 to 3-month old black Labrador.

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