'Loved and adored by so many': Tributes flow for baby killed in dog attack
Family members and friends have paid tribute to 12-month-old Kamillah Jones after she was mauled to death by her family's pet dog.
"She was loved and adored by so many," family friend Alisha Lay wrote on a fundraising page set up to raise money to help the family.
The one-year-old was attacked by the dog in the yard of her home in the rural NSW town of Inverell on Saturday afternoon.
Despite paramedics best efforts, little Kamillah died on the way to the local hospital.
Ms Lay has described the young girl as a "beautiful little angel" who "grew her angel wings" too soon and said she started the GoFundMe page to help Kamillah's family provide "the goodbye she deserves".
"I am trying to raise funds for my dear friend as little Kamillah's passing was so unexpected and a tragic accident," Ms Lay wrote.
The page has raised more than $4,200 in the first 11 hours after being posted.
Family member Tess Hinchey thanked members of the public for their generosity.
"Kamillah will be greatly missed by all of her family, she was such a beautiful and happy little Miss," she wrote on the page.
"She has grown her beautiful wings and will now watch over us. She is now with her Pa, he will now watch her for us all."
Kamillah's aunt Ida Boney described the family's pain on Facebook, saying: "There are no words to describe the scene where a mother is fighting with every ounce of her being to save her baby girl."
The family had just moved to the home on Friday and their new neighbours have already thrown their support behind them.
"If they want support, we will support them. The whole street will," Laura Felkon told 7 News.
The Gwydir Shire Council has seized the dog and it is likely the animal will be destroyed.
Inverell Mayor Paul Harmon said: "The community will rally around all the people involved in this tragic death and support them in any way they can."
An investigation is now underway by police from New England Police District and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
