Scots schoolgirl attacked by Staffordshire Bull Terrier and left with huge bite mark as owner flees scene

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A nine-year-old schoolgirl was left with a huge bite mark on her leg after she was attacked by a Staffordshire Bull terrier.Emily Stewart was walking back from primary school in Aberdeen when she was set upon by the dog on Tuesday, June 14.The pet's owner allegedly said "down doggy, down doggy" before fleeing the scene without apologising, reports the Mirror.Emily was left with a bruised and "visibly swollen" calf after the incident, which was checked over at a nearby hospital.Emily's mum, Kerry, told The Mirror: "Had that been a two-year-old walking along that road, this could have been a lot worse."I'm just hoping that no other children get attacked by this dog on the street, as this owner clearly doesn't care and she's going to continue to take this dog out so it's going to continue to go for people."People just aren't safe walking on that street."The 40-year-old said Emily showed her the bite via FaceTime, before she picked her up from a friend's house and took her to A&E.Recalling her daughter's description of the attack, Kerry said: "[Emily and her friend] were walking and just as they approached one of those side roads the lady and her dog came around the corner then the dog just went straight for her."When Emily was bitten the lady just took off.

Didn't check to see if she was okay, nothing."The hospital said it was unlikely that an infection would develop from the bite, but to "keep an eye on it".Kerry added: "The description [Emily] gave was of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

My next-door neighbour actually has two of those dogs and that's how she described them, she said 'like the dogs next door' and they're both Staffies."I know this isn’t the dog's fault and that we can’t label Staffies in a particular way."Ke