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Boy in Halstead dies after being bitten by dog Boy in Halstead dies after being bitten by dog
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A boy has died after being bitten by a dog in Essex, police have said.A boy has died after being bitten by a dog in Essex, police have said.
It happened at a property in a residential street in Halstead at 17:40 BST on Thursday. It happened at a property in Parker Way, Halstead, at 17:40 BST on Thursday.
Essex Police said a 29-year-old woman had been arrested for allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control. An air ambulance was called to the scene and the boy was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
The dog has been seized by police and placed in kennels. Essex Police said a 29-year-old woman had been arrested for allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control. The dog has been seized by police and placed in kennels.
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A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "Sadly, despite the best efforts of everyone involved, the child has died. Our thoughts are with the family involved at this time."