Mia Derouen, 4, mauled to death by family's pit bull at home in Houma, Louisiana

show ad

Home Top

Medal for cheating: Female winner of St. Louis marathon stripped of title after it's discovered she SKIPPED huge swath of the course
EXCLUSIVE: NOT a word of personal apology for female tow company clerk from ESPN reporter who told the single mom: 'I'm on television and you're in a f***ing trailer. Lose some weight.'
The King of Clubs is dead: Former Saddam henchman on US most-wanted list who became ISIS commander is killed in fighting near former tyrant's home city
$before the 666 cock-up\nFrom Chris Murphy 01634 686 515\nIt can be a devil of a job getting your self-mutilation gestures look well hard when you use a mirror to carve 666 on your forehead and forget the image is reversed.\n\nNikko Jenkins told a Douglas County judge during a recent telephone hearing that did just that.\n\nThe carved the fabled ¿sign of the beast¿, made famous in the classic horror mive The Omen, backward ¿ making them look more like upside-down 9s, according to court officials.\n\nJenkins reportedly told Judge Peter Bataillon that he carved the 666 ¿ known in the biblical book of Revelation as the number of the Beast ¿ because he is not receiving treatment for his purported mental illness. He asked the judge to order the Nebraska State Patrol to investigate. But the judge declined, reports local news site Omaha.com.\n\nIt is not clear yet whether Jenkins will use the latest self-mutilation to try to get himself again declared incompetent before he can face a death-pe$ Idiot prisoner tried to carve 'the sign of the beast' 666 into his forehead - but used a mirror so it came out backwards
Did a spilled can of COKE cause the computer blackout that brought the world's financial markets to a standstill?
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck wanted his slave owner ancestor 'censored' from Finding Your Roots PBS documentary - and show's host covered it up, leaked emails reveal
Jeb fires hot sauce at Hillary, saying when he goes to Chipotle, he can 'drive my own car, park my own car, get out of my own car'
Claim that Hillary Clinton 'can't satisfy her husband' winds up on Donald Trump's Twitter account after staffer retweets it
Marco Rubio spotted at DC Chipotle as he insists he 'always tips'
White House fence is set for an upgrade - with sharp spikes! - but a congressman's proposal to dig a MOAT was actually considered
Michael Bublé the sexist beast: Star hit by fan backlash for Instagram 'body-shaming' woman in tight shorts he saw in Miami
Mystery of the dust storms sweeping the world: Experts baffled by spate of 'haboobs' which have brought travel chaos and turned day into night in cities thousands of miles from deserts
Periscope's piracy problems: HBO issues takedown notices after Twitter's app used to broadcast Game of Thrones
Baby girl left 'brain dead' after being shot in the head inside her parents' car in broad daylight
Five-year-old namesake grandson of famed basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian suffers a paralyzing stroke
'Let me know if you can't get these items': Online backlash after mom sends gift requests with invite for son's first birthday party... and says receipts MUST be included
Genocide of the Christians: The blood-soaked depravity exceeded even today's atrocities by Islamic State - now, 100 years on Turkey faces global disgust at its refusal to admit butchering over a MILLION Armenians
'Everyone makes mistakes': Daughter, 16, 'whose mother threw her a drunken party where they played naked Twister' jumps to her defense on Twitter
Racy lingerie retailer Frederick's of Hollywood closes all of its stores, will now focus on e-commerce after years of struggling to compete with Victoria's Secret
Police pledge thorough probe after black man who was Tasered dies in custody
'We'd rather he were dead than suffering like this', say parents of 12-year-old Indian boy whose neck is stuck at 180-degree angle
Oklahoma teen found guilty of murder in shooting death of Australian baseball player who was gunned down while jogging
News reporter is stung during live broadcast after truck carrying 30 MILLION bees overturns on interstate
Paul Allen launches 'Vulcan Aerospace': Microsoft founder says new company will get biggest plane in history off the ground - and it could launch astronauts into space

Mia Derouen was attacked by the dog, one of two at the home in Houma, Louisiana, Tuesday night and died in hospital from her injuries
Officers were called to the home around 7 p.m. by the girl's mother, Megan Touchet, who was also injured as she fought the crazed dog off her child
Mia suffered facial and head injuries in the pit bull attack and was rushed to Terrebonne General Medical Center but didn't make it
She would have celebrated her fifth birthday next week
Her father, Chris Derouen, took to Facebook to beg for a miracle as his daughter fought for life in hospital

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 15:00 EST, 26 March 2014 | Updated: 16:31 EST, 26 March 2014

851

View
comments

A four-year-old girl has been mauled to death by a 'monster' pit bull while she was watching TV at home with her mom.

Little Mia Derouen was pounced on by the 130lb dog, one of two at the home in the Houma Highland Apartments in Houma, Louisiana, and died in hospital from her injuries, according to Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis.

Police officers were called to the apartment complex around 7 p.m. Tuesday by the girl's mother, Megan Touchet, who was also injured as she desperately fought the crazed dog off her child.

Scroll down for video

Tragic: Four-year-old Mia Derouen, pictured, was mauled to death by her family's dog

Birthday: Mia was due to turn five the week after the attack on March 25

'The mother was able to get away from the pit bull and barricade herself in a bedroom where she screamed for help and handed over her 4-year-old child through a window to medical personnel,' Duplantis said in a statement.

According to police, the attack happened inside the family home.

'She was screaming for help,' Duplantis said of the desperate mother's 911 call.

Mia suffered facial and head injuries in the pit bull attack and was rushed to Terrebonne General Medical Center but didn't make it.

Touchet suffered moderate injuries and was hospitalized as well. She remains in hospital today.

Duplantis did not know whether the girl was on a sofa or chair or on the floor when she was attacked.

Vicious attack: Mia, pictured with her dad Chris, was pounced on by the dog, one of two at her mom's home in the Houma Highland Apartments

The animal, named Niko, was shot dead by police before they were able to enter the apartment.

Duplantis described it as 'a monster,' in a Wednesday afternoon press conference.

They reported that it was 'running loose inside the apartment acting in a very vicious manner' and officers shot it three times to 'eliminate the threat of additional injuries.'

'It's a traumatic event,' said Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet told WWLTV.com Wednesday.

Mia would have celebrated her fifth birthday next week.

Her father, Chris Derouen, took to Facebook to beg for a miracle as his daughter fought for life in hospital.

Frantic call: Police officers were called to the complex around 7 p.m. by the girl's mother, Megan Touchet, who was also injured as the fought the crazed dog off her child

Prayers: Her father, Chris Derouen, picured, took to Facebook to beg for a miracle as his daughter fought for life in hospital. She later died

'Please I need prayers,' he wrote. 'My daughter was attacked by a pitbull and they don't know if she will make it....please God...I need this miracle.'

After she passed away he covered his wall with pictures of the two of them, and friends and family expressed their sympathies.

Claudet said the family had another pit bull.

'They had two pit bulls, and one was over 100 pounds,' he said, adding that this larger dog was the one that attacked Mia.

'Unfortunately, that's what happened and it's such a horrific event,' he said.

The second pit bull was taken away by animal control officers, police said.

Duplantis described the scene as 'horrific' and said counseling was being offered to the officers who were on the scene.

It's not clear if charges will be filed in the case, which is still being investigated.

The families have set up a gofundme page to raise money for the child's funeral expenses.