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| Boy seriously hurt in dog attack | Boy seriously hurt in dog attack |
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| A two-year-old boy suffered serious injuries to his face and body in a mauling by a Rottweiler dog. | |
| Emergency services were called to Tudor Close, in Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex at midday where they found the toddler seriously injured. | Emergency services were called to Tudor Close, in Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex at midday where they found the toddler seriously injured. |
| He was taken to St Richard's Hospital, Chichester where his condition is described as non life-threatening. | He was taken to St Richard's Hospital, Chichester where his condition is described as non life-threatening. |
| The dog, called Tyler, was seized by police and the owner voluntarily authorised it to be put down. | The dog, called Tyler, was seized by police and the owner voluntarily authorised it to be put down. |
| It is understood the boy was at the home of his grandmother and her partner, where the attack took place. | It is understood the boy was at the home of his grandmother and her partner, where the attack took place. |
| The boy was covered in blood and has some really nasty facial injuries Mike Pepper Neighbour | The boy was covered in blood and has some really nasty facial injuries Mike Pepper Neighbour |
| Neighbour Mike Pepper, who was up a ladder outside his home at the time, said he heard screaming from a woman coming from a garden 400 yards from his home. | Neighbour Mike Pepper, who was up a ladder outside his home at the time, said he heard screaming from a woman coming from a garden 400 yards from his home. |
| He said he grabbed a hammer and ran up the driveway, where he hit the dog repeatedly over the head in an effort to subdue it before carrying the boy into the woman's kitchen. | He said he grabbed a hammer and ran up the driveway, where he hit the dog repeatedly over the head in an effort to subdue it before carrying the boy into the woman's kitchen. |
| "I could see the grandmother was over the boy in the front garden shielding him from further attack," he said. | "I could see the grandmother was over the boy in the front garden shielding him from further attack," he said. |
| "The dog was still trying to get to the boy and I kept shouting at the dog to get away and I hit it on the head with the hammer. | "The dog was still trying to get to the boy and I kept shouting at the dog to get away and I hit it on the head with the hammer. |
| 'Inquiries continuing' | 'Inquiries continuing' |
| "Fortunately it backed off so I turned my attention to the boy who was covered in blood and has some really nasty facial injuries." | "Fortunately it backed off so I turned my attention to the boy who was covered in blood and has some really nasty facial injuries." |
| A police spokesman said inquiries with the family and the owner of the dog were continuing. | A police spokesman said inquiries with the family and the owner of the dog were continuing. |
| He said: "The child is now with family at St Richard's Hospital. He has suffered a number of bites and cuts to his body. | He said: "The child is now with family at St Richard's Hospital. He has suffered a number of bites and cuts to his body. |
| "His condition is not life-threatening and he remains in hospital for treatment." | "His condition is not life-threatening and he remains in hospital for treatment." |
| The attack comes just four days after a five-month-old girl was mauled to death by two Rottweilers in Leicester. | The attack comes just four days after a five-month-old girl was mauled to death by two Rottweilers in Leicester. |