Sad: A 4-month-old baby girl was attacked by a raccoon in her own home on Wednesday in North Philadelphia.
According to her family baby Journi Black was dragged from her bed by the dangerous animals.Photos show claw marks around her face and forehead and a gash near her eye.
Animal control officers set a trap for the raccoon to prevent this from happening again.
Doctors told the family it will take at least a year for the baby to fully recover.
A spokeswoman for the city’s Licenses and Inspections Department tells Eyewitness News the homeowner, who purchased the property in May, does not have a rental license and that if he is renting rooms, he is doing so illegally.