Mum can return as vet nurse after dog killed baby

Karen Alcock, pictured during her trial at Lincoln Crown Court, was not sanctioned by the disciplinary hearing

A woman, whose husky dog killed her three-month-old baby, can return to veterinary nursing, a disciplinary committee has found.

Kyra King was attacked on 6 March 2022 as her parents exercised their 19 dogs at Ostler's Plantation, near Woodhall Spa.

Karen Alcock was given a suspended sentence at Lincoln Crown Court in 2023 after she admitted being in charge of an out-of-control dog.

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) heard Alcock had suffered an "indescribable loss" but hoped to return to the profession.

The RCVS hearing in March found Alcock was "not caring for the dog in a professional capacity" and the incident happened "out of her practice as a veterinary nurse".

"Ms Alcock’s conviction does not render her unfit to practise as a registered veterinary nurse," it concluded.

In a statement to the RCVS committee, Alcock stated that she wished to return to the profession and hoped members of the public "would understand".

Kyra King was attacked by a Siberian Husky in the car park at Ostler's Plantation, near Woodhall Spa

Kyra's father Vince King also admitted being in charge of an out-of-control dog.

In 2023, Lincoln Crown Court heard a female Siberian Husky called Blizzard attacked the baby while she slept in her pram.

Despite both parents' attempts to resuscitate Kyra, she was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering "massive injuries".

Judge Catarina Sjolin Knight said the incident was the result of a "tragic conjunction of circumstances" and would "undoubtedly haunt them for eternity".

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