A 21-year-old man has been charged with owning a dog that causes serious injury/death to any person after the death of a one-day-old baby in Hamilton in October.
The charges come after a Hamilton police investigation into the incident on Masefield Drive on October 25.
Baby Jaxon was allegedly attacked by the dog only a day after being taken home from hospital.
Jaxon was rushed to hospital but succumbed to his injuries and died two days later.
A Givealittle page was set up to raise money for the family. According to the page, Jaxon "joined his dad" who died earlier this year.
Jaxon's mother also posted a tribute to him on her Facebook page.
"If only I could go back to this day with (you) still in my tummy, my son," she wrote.
The 21-year-old man is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court this afternoon.
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