She suffered serious, life-changing injuries in the attack, which happened on Walnut Road, Partington, Manchester (Picture: Google)
A five-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital after being mauled by a suspected XL bully.
She suffered serious, life-changing injuries in the attack, which happened inside a house in Trafford, Greater Manchester, on Sunday afternoon.
Two people, a 28-year-old man and a woman aged 34, were arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control. The man was also held on suspicion of child neglect.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed a referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) due to ‘previous police contact regarding the dog’.
The dog was later seized, according to the Manchester Evening News.
A police spokesperson said: ‘At around 3.40pm on Sunday, April 14, 2024, officers responded to reports of a dog attacking a five-year-old girl inside a property on Walnut Road, Partington.
‘The girl suffered serious life-changing injuries which were not life-threatening, while the dog was seized.
‘A man aged 28 and a woman aged 34 have been arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control in any place.
‘The man has additionally been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.
‘The woman has since been bailed.
‘Due to previous police contact regarding the dog, a referral has been made to the IOPC.’
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Armed officers from neighbouring Lancashire Constabulary rushed to an address in Blackpool yesterday following a similar incident which left a woman in her 20s injured.
A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control and remains in custody for questioning. A dog, suspected to be an XL bully type, was seized from the address.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment to a dog bite injury to her hand.
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