Twist in death of newborn girl who was 'mauled to death by puppy'

An infant that was believed to have been mauled to death by the family's pit bull puppy was already dead at the time she was bitten, authorities have revealed.

The heartbreaking case took a grim turn after medical examiners announced the one-month-old infant named Kiyanna Winfield had died from unknown causes before the family's six-week-old pit bull-German Shepherd-mix puppy caused the shocking wounds that initially led investigators to believe she had been mauled to death.

'The cause and manner of death are pending further study following the examination today,' a spokesperson for the Office of the Medical Examiner told The Wednesday.

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