Little girl, 5, rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being mauled by XL bully
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA five-year-old girl was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being mauled by a dog in Trafford. Emergency services raced to the scene of the incident on Walnut Road, Partington, at around 3.40pm on Sunday (April 14).
Police received a report that the dog was attacking the child inside a house on the street. She has suffered serious, life-changing injuries, it has been confirmed.
The dog, which the M.E.N understands to have been an XL bully breed, was later seized by officers. A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control and child neglect.
A woman, aged 34, was also arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control, but has been bailed. READ MORE Tragedy as boy, 4, fighting for his life in induced coma as dad dies after trying to save him in house fire Greater Manchester Police confirmed that a referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) due to 'previous contact regarding the dog'.
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