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| Eleven children injured in Blyth park dog attack | Eleven children injured in Blyth park dog attack |
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| Eleven children have been injured in a dog attack in a fenced-off play park. | Eleven children have been injured in a dog attack in a fenced-off play park. |
| The Staffordshire bull terrier was restrained by a parent after biting the children in Blyth, Northumberland. | The Staffordshire bull terrier was restrained by a parent after biting the children in Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Three of the children, who all suffered bite wounds as they were trapped in the park, were kept in hospital overnight after the attack, which happened at about 18:30 BST on Wednesday. | |
| Police later arrested a 37-year-old woman on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control. | Police later arrested a 37-year-old woman on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control. |
| Among the injured, a seven-year-old girl was expected to need skin grafts. | Among the injured, a seven-year-old girl was expected to need skin grafts. |
| Read updates on this story and more from across the North East | Read updates on this story and more from across the North East |
| The father of one of the injured children managed to tie the dog to a fence with a cardigan, before police arrived to transport it to kennels. | The father of one of the injured children managed to tie the dog to a fence with a cardigan, before police arrived to transport it to kennels. |
| Adam Mulvey, who lives next to the park, said: "I got a knock on the door from a little girl telling us that there were several children trapped in the park with the dog, and one of them was my little girl. | Adam Mulvey, who lives next to the park, said: "I got a knock on the door from a little girl telling us that there were several children trapped in the park with the dog, and one of them was my little girl. |
| "I could see her from the house and everyone else screaming, howling, it was just horrific." | "I could see her from the house and everyone else screaming, howling, it was just horrific." |
| Mr Mulvey said he ran outside, saw the dog and sat on it, before tying it to the fence. | Mr Mulvey said he ran outside, saw the dog and sat on it, before tying it to the fence. |
| "I'm a dog lover and it killed me to sit on it and hold its face to the ground. But it was a powerful dog - not a nice thing to happen," he said. | "I'm a dog lover and it killed me to sit on it and hold its face to the ground. But it was a powerful dog - not a nice thing to happen," he said. |
| "My daughter's seven and she's got to have an operation now. They're looking at the possibility of having to have skin grafts. | "My daughter's seven and she's got to have an operation now. They're looking at the possibility of having to have skin grafts. |
| "She's frightened of dogs now for the rest of her life and frightened of parks." | "She's frightened of dogs now for the rest of her life and frightened of parks." |
| Fiona Richards, who lives opposite the park, said: "The dog was running around super fast biting every kid in there, I saw it grab a little one by the shoulder. It was bedlam." | Fiona Richards, who lives opposite the park, said: "The dog was running around super fast biting every kid in there, I saw it grab a little one by the shoulder. It was bedlam." |
| Ms Richards' 11-year-old daughter was bitten on the thigh. | Ms Richards' 11-year-old daughter was bitten on the thigh. |
| Another resident, Neil Wilkinson, said: "There were about 30 kids in there and the dog just arrived from nowhere. | Another resident, Neil Wilkinson, said: "There were about 30 kids in there and the dog just arrived from nowhere. |
| "I got in and started lifting them up and out of the park. As I was doing it the dog leapt up and bit my son on the arm." | "I got in and started lifting them up and out of the park. As I was doing it the dog leapt up and bit my son on the arm." |
| Stevie Brooke-Maddison was in the park when the dog arrived. | Stevie Brooke-Maddison was in the park when the dog arrived. |
| The 12-year-old said: "At first we were laughing, because it was just jumping up and being silly. | The 12-year-old said: "At first we were laughing, because it was just jumping up and being silly. |
| "And then one minute it just snapped and was being vicious and went for everyone. | "And then one minute it just snapped and was being vicious and went for everyone. |
| "I climbed up a climbing frame but it jumped up and latched onto my leg, I was kicking but it wouldn't let go. | "I climbed up a climbing frame but it jumped up and latched onto my leg, I was kicking but it wouldn't let go. |
| "I was crying and screaming and everything." | "I was crying and screaming and everything." |
| A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said officers remained in the area to reassure people. | A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said officers remained in the area to reassure people. |