A baby boy was killed by two pet dogs who snatched him from a table while his grandmother slept, an inquest has heard.
Three-month-old Jaden Joseph Mack was staying with his grandmother at her home in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales, while his parents went out on Friday night last week.
Detective Chief Inspector Jon Williams of Gwent Police told the inquest in Merthyr Tydfil: "His grandmother placed him on a dining table, as had happened before with the agreement of his parents, within the front living-dining room.
"She would appear to have dropped off to sleep and upon waking found Jaden had been taken from the table, apparently by the two dogs, and sustained serious injuries."
Jaden was taken to the Prince of Wales Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, where he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight on Saturday.
Mr Williams said post mortem findings indicated Jaden died from the injuries inflicted by the dogs, a Staffordshire bull terrier and a Jack Russell which were later destroyed.
His grandmother, named locally as Denise Wilson, was treated for shock in hospital.
Neither she nor Jaden's parents, named locally as Chris and Alexandra, attended the hearing.
Peter Maddox, coroner for Bridgend and the Glamorgan Valleys, adjourned the inquest for further inquiries to be carried out.
Speaking after the inquest at Merthyr Tydfil Law Courts, Mr Williams said the baby was lying on a large pillow on the dining table when the dogs took him. Jaden had been placed there temporarily, and would not have stayed there all night, he added.
