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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 said. | |
| The girl's aunt screamed "the dog's got the baby" as her niece was attacked. | |
| The toddler suffered head and body injuries during the attack in Toxteth, Liverpool, police said. | |
| Her aunt, who was also looking after two other children, fought off the dogs and carried the child away as neighbours ran to help. | |
| She managed to get the other children, aged four and six, to safety. | |
| The toddler was playing outside her aunt's house in Cockburn Street when the dogs from a nearby property managed to get into the garden. Police think they got in through the fence.. | |
| 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. |
| Five dogs and six puppies were seized from the arrested man's home. Two were put down. | |
| Merseyside Police said the American bully dogs were not a banned breed. | |
| Girl's scream | |
| Neighbours, who did not want to be named, said the dogs were being bred for sale. | |
| One said she heard the girl scream as the dogs attacked her. | |
| Another said she saw hers aunt run from the house carrying the girl, named as Ella, screaming: "The dog's got the baby! The dog's got the baby!" | |
| The neighbour added: "I can't even actually think about it now," and was too upset to speak further. | |
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| 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. | Police said the girl was taken by air ambulance to Alder Hey Children's Hospital. |
| Her aunt was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where she received treatment for minor injuries. | |
| 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. | 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." |
| Police are appealing for anyone with information about the dog attack to contact police or Crimestoppers. | |