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| A five-year-old boy is to undergo plastic surgery to his face after being mauled by a dog in Midlothian. | A five-year-old boy is to undergo plastic surgery to his face after being mauled by a dog in Midlothian. |
| The boy was playing in the front garden of his home in Roanshead Road in Easthouses, Dalkeith, when he was attacked by the dog. | |
| Police said the dog jumped the fence and attacked the boy causing "severe lacerations" to the right of his face. | Police said the dog jumped the fence and attacked the boy causing "severe lacerations" to the right of his face. |
| The boy was playing with his twin and eight-year-old brother when the attack happened at 1630 BST on Tuesday. | The boy was playing with his twin and eight-year-old brother when the attack happened at 1630 BST on Tuesday. |
| He was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children by ambulance. | He was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children by ambulance. |
| A Lothian and Borders Police spokeswoman appealed for information to help find the dog, which was black, 1ft tall and wearing a collar. | A Lothian and Borders Police spokeswoman appealed for information to help find the dog, which was black, 1ft tall and wearing a collar. |
| She said: "The boy is still in hospital and will require plastic surgery. | She said: "The boy is still in hospital and will require plastic surgery. |
| "The owner is still to be traced. The dog was wearing a collar so it is unlikely to be a stray. | "The owner is still to be traced. The dog was wearing a collar so it is unlikely to be a stray. |
| "There are still further inquiries to be carried out. | "There are still further inquiries to be carried out. |
| "We are appealing for anyone who can help us trace the dog and its owner, or who may have witnessed the incident to contact police." | "We are appealing for anyone who can help us trace the dog and its owner, or who may have witnessed the incident to contact police." |