2-year-old Georgia boy killed by dogs at day care while owner said she napped

Two large dogs killed a 2-year-old boy while the owner of a day care center in Georgia, who told officials she was napping, left him unattended, police said.

When first responders arrived at a residence in Valdosta at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, they discovered the child was dead, Valdosta police said in a statement.

Earlier that day, a woman dropped the toddler off with Stacy Wheeler Cobb, 48, who was operating an unlicensed day care center at her residence, police said.

The boy was not attended to be there for more than two hours, and Cobb told officials she was napping and thought the child was, as well, the statement said.

The boy appeared to have gotten outside and into Cobb’s backyard. He opened a kennel and released two large Rottweilers, which attacked and killed him, police said.

The victim was the only child at Cobb’s home at the time, the statement said.