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| Liverpool dog attack: Two-year-old girl injured in garden | Liverpool dog attack: Two-year-old girl injured in garden |
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| A two-year-old girl was seriously injured in a "horrific" attack after several dogs got into a garden where she was playing, police have said. | |
| The toddler, who is in hospital, suffered head and body injuries in the attack at a house in Toxteth, Liverpool. | |
| A relative who rescued the child was taken to hospital with minor injuries. | |
| A 35-year-old man from Toxteth has been arrested on suspicion of having a dangerous dog or dogs out of control. | A 35-year-old man from Toxteth has been arrested on suspicion of having a dangerous dog or dogs out of control. |
| The toddler was playing outside the house in Cockburn Street with two other children, aged four and six, when a number of dogs from a nearby house managed to get into the garden, police said. | |
| Ch Insp Dave Westby, of Merseyside Police, said: "This was a horrific attack which has resulted in a two-year-old girl suffering extensive injuries to her head and body." | Ch Insp Dave Westby, of Merseyside Police, said: "This was a horrific attack which has resulted in a two-year-old girl suffering extensive injuries to her head and body." |
| The alarm was raised at 15:40 BST on Sunday. | The alarm was raised at 15:40 BST on Sunday. |
| Police said the girl was taken by air ambulance to Alder Hey Children's Hospital. | |
| The injured relative was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where she received treatment for minor injuries. | The injured relative was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where she received treatment for minor injuries. |
| Officers later seized five dogs and five puppies from the home of the arrested man. | Officers later seized five dogs and five puppies from the home of the arrested man. |
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| Ch Insp Westby said: "It is believed the little girl was attacked by more than one dog, and officers are trying to establish how many dogs were involved in the incident. | |
| "Fortunately, a relative who was in the house was able to rescue the child from the dogs." | "Fortunately, a relative who was in the house was able to rescue the child from the dogs." |
| He added that the toddler was getting the "best possible care and treatment" in hospital. | He added that the toddler was getting the "best possible care and treatment" in hospital. |
| Police are now trying to establish what happened, how many dogs were involved in the attack and the breed of dogs involved. | |
| They are appealing for anyone with information about the dog attack to contact police or Crimestoppers. | |