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| Boy, 3, dies after being bitten by dog in Halstead | |
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| A three-year-old boy has died after he was bitten by a dog in Essex. | |
| Essex police said it happened at a property in Parker Way, Halstead, at 17:40 BST on Thursday. | |
| An air ambulance was called to the scene and the boy was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. | An air ambulance was called to the scene and the boy was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. |
| 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. | |
| Live updates: Boy dies following dog bite | Live updates: Boy dies following dog bite |
| 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." | 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." |
| Shirley Diver, mayor of Halstead, described the incident as heartbreaking. | |
| She said: "It's dreadful news, it really is. I've had dogs all my life and I don't think you can ever trust a dog 100% with any child. | |
| "It's so sad. I feel so sadly for the family who are involved. Words can't express how it affects anybody. The whole town is in shock." |