Teen rushed to hospital after hand ripped open in savage dog attack

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A teenage girl may be left with permanent tendon damage after her hand was ripped open by a vicious dog while she was visiting a friend's house.

Cara Marshall, 17, was at her pal's home in Kirkcaldy when the family's Staffordshire Bull Terrier Pitbull cross escaped out the front door and mauled the youngster in the garden on Sunday, November 20.

The dog sank its teeth into Cara and shredded her hand during the frenzied attack. It is understood three people desperately tried to free the teenager from the dog's jaws before they managed to overpower the animal and drag it away.

The traumatised teen was taken to Victoria Hospital and will now undergo surgery to repair the tendons in her left hand. Doctors have warned Cara's family she may require plastic surgery if the damage is found to be extensive.Mum Kayleigh, 35, says her daughter has been left terrified following the attack.She told the Record: "Cara had gone to her friend's house and it was the family dog that attacked her."The door was already open when Cara arrived and the dog's got out and just went for her."It took three people to get the dog off.