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PICTURED: Toddler mauled to death by his father's Rottweiler while being looked after by his siblings, aged 9 and 11 - as his mom reveals the dog had bitten one of the other boys before

The mother of a Brooklyn toddler who was mauled to death by his father's Rottweiler after he left his three young children home alone said that the dog had previously bitten her other son. 

Ryan Francis Foster, 19-months, was killed after his father Vernon Foster left him home alone with his siblings, aged 11 and nine, and the the Rottweiler named Buster, who has a history of aggression. 

Mom Susan Hyre - who is separated from 30-year-old Foster - is mourning her youngest son as she grapples with the loss of her 'miracle baby'.  

Hyre told PIX 11. 'I never thought I would have children again because I had a very complicated pregnancy.'

'The fact that he was even here, and that he was so perfect and he was taken away from me like this, I just feel so numb,' Hyre added. 'I don't know what to do with myself right now.'

Hyre said the pet had previously bitten their eldest son in 2019. 

Susan Hyre is mourning the death of her 19-month-old son, Ryan Francis Foster, (pictured) who she called her 'miracle baby' after he was mauled to death by the family dog named Buster

Susan Hyre is mourning the death of her 19-month-old son, Ryan Francis Foster, who she called her 'miracle baby' after he was mauled to death by the family dog named Buster

Vernon Foster, 30, was charged with criminal negligent homicide after leaving three sons with aggressive Rottweiler because he had to go to work

Vernon Foster, 30, was charged with criminal negligent homicide after leaving three sons with aggressive Rottweiler because he had to go to work  

A toddler has been mauled to death by his family's Rottweiler in their New York City home last night. He had reportedly been left by his father with his two brothers - aged 11 and 9 - in the family's ground floor apartment at E. 17th St. at Cortelyou Road (pictured)

A toddler has been mauled to death by his family's Rottweiler in their New York City home last night. He had reportedly been left by his father with his two brothers - aged 11 and 9 - in the family's ground floor apartment at E. 17th St. at Cortelyou Road

Hyre tells PIX 11 that Foster picked the kids up for regular visitation on Monday, but she was unaware he was going to bring the children to his parents' apartment where the dog was kept. 

Hyre said her sons' grandparents were not even home at the time of the attack but were on a wedding trip to Antigua. 

Foster left the boys alone Tuesday night to go to work at Home Depot and when he was gone the dog attacked.  

Hyre told the Daily News the dog might have been triggered by Ryan getting in the way of his water bowl.

'The dog just lunged at him, he grabbed him by his collar and shirt,' Hyre said.

Hyre says her older sons were hitting the dog in an effort to save their younger brother when he attacked. 

'The kids were trying to pull the dog away,' Hyre told the Daily News. 'As they were fighting the dog — that's when the dog bit him in the neck.'

 Surveillance footage shows the moment one of Ryan's older siblings ran out of the building to ask strangers on the street for help.  

Officers eventually arrive can be seen on footage carrying the toddlers limp body away from the scene. 

Police said by the time they arrived they found the toddler 'bleeding heavily' from bite wounds to his neck and shoulder

Police said by the time they arrived they found the toddler 'bleeding heavily' from bite wounds to his neck and shoulder

A toddler was mauled to death by his family's Rottweiler in their New York City home last night

A toddler was mauled to death by his family's Rottweiler in their New York City home last night

When the dog attacked the toddler, his terrified sibling are said to have run out into the street to flag a passerby down to help. The person pulled the injured baby out of the apartment, the news outlet reported. Pictured: File photo of a Rottweiler

When the dog attacked the toddler, his terrified sibling are said to have run out into the street to flag a passerby down to help. The person pulled the injured baby out of the apartment, the news outlet reported. Pictured: File photo of a Rottweiler

Police said by the time they arrived they found the toddler 'bleeding heavily' from bite wounds to his neck and shoulder.

Ryan died at Maimonides Hospital - a roughly 15-minute drive away - and the dog was taken away by Animal Care and Control, officials said. 

It is unclear if Buster has been destroyed. 

Hyre says the brothers cried themselves to sleep after the traumatic incident, and that Jayden, who was bitten by the same dog two years ago, was particularly distraught. 

'My child literally has bite marks from that dog and the marks are still there,' Hyre said. 'He was bit on the leg by the same dog.'

Hyre called Foster's neglectful actions 'the ultimate betrayal' and said he should have known better than to leave the children unattended with a 'vicious' animal. 

'You know this dog is a vicious dog and you left the kids there,' Hyre told the Daily News. 'That's careless.'

'This dog is a vicious dog. It's very, very vicious, very much so,' she added. 'He just left the children and went to work and I'm really confused by this.'

Foster has been charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and acting in a manner injurious to a child.    

Hyre says she has been left with more questions than answers in this tragedy as she struggles to make sense of the loss. 

'I'm just puzzled as to how he can let this happen,' she said of Foster. 'He could've said anything, but he went to work like it was nothing. I don't understand why he didn't call anybody or go late to work.

'This would have never happened on my watch,' she added. 'This is crazy, this is really crazy.'

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