Mum thought daughter was dead after finding her face down in Greater Manchester street following savage XL bully attack
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt's almost inconceivable that two photographs taken of Amelia Bird taken a year apart are depicting the same young girl. One shows a six year old Amelia in hospital, her tiny body riddled with over 30 gruesome injuries, a result of an attack by a group of suspected XL Bully dogs.
The other photo of Amelia, now seven years old, shows a bright smile, seemingly radiating carefree youth. Yet underlying that smile lie terrible physical and psychological scars.
Amelia's ability to still smile despite such life-changing injuries highlights the youngster's extraordinary bravery and resilience.
Amelia's mum, Jade, who thought her daughter was dead when she found her lying face down in the street, said: "The doctors said they had never come across anyone else with dog bites so severe. READ MORE: Jay Slater missing in Tenerife LIVE updates as desperate search for teen continues "Even after surgery she's got scars across her eye, her eyelid, which we call the rainbow, and scars along her tummy, her back, bum, legs and arms.
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