Harry Harper: family 'devastated' after grandparents' dog attacks newborn baby The eight year-old terrier, one of five dogs the Bells owned, has been put down. A post-mortem examination on Harry will take place tomorrow. Today, his family, who were being comforted at their three-bedroom home, said they were struggling to come to terms with their loss. Forensic teams have spent much of the past two days at the house. In a brief statement released through police, they said: "As a family we are absolutely devastated by Harry's death and have no words to describe the loss we have suffered." They said they wanted to grieve in private in order to "begin to deal with our loss." Miss Bell, a model, gave birth to Harry, who weighed 7lb on November 12, and told friends she was thrilled at becoming a parent with boyfriend Tom Harper, a trainee electrician. The 19 year-old proudly posted pictures of her son on the internet, including one of him wearing a duck baby-grow. On Monday, Miss Bell, one of six siblings, wrote: "Not gonna lie this little boy gets far to [sic] many kisses." Last month she also told friends how a family dog attacked one of her favourite soft toys, although it remains unclear if it was the same animal which attacked her son. Today, friends and family also took to social networking sites to express their "heartbreak" at the "unthinkable loss," just hours after many had posted congratulatory messages at the birth. Mr Harper, 19, was being comforted by his parents Andrea, 48, and Neville, 51 at their family home in nearby Shifnal, Shropshire. Fighting back tears, his mother, a nursery nurse, said: "We have nothing to say at this time - we are still numb." Tonight friends were seen laying flowers outside the Bell family home. Neighbours of both new parents said the attack had come as a "big shock," describing them both as "lovely" and "friendly." Nigel Pitchford, 71, said: "It's very sad news - the whole street is shocked to hear what happened. Another couple, who declined to be identified, said: "Tom is such a nice chap. He's lovely and so friendly. He doesn't deserve that to happen to him, he's just lovely young man. Police sources last night suggested it was unlikely that "criminal proceedings" would come as a result of the incident. Detective Chief Inspector Neil Jamieson, who is leading the investigation, said: "Our investigation is ongoing but it appears that the baby died as a result of a dog bite. At this stage it does appear to be a tragic accident.