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| Young boy mauled by dog at school | Young boy mauled by dog at school |
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| A five-year-old boy has been mauled by a dog at his school in County Antrim. | A five-year-old boy has been mauled by a dog at his school in County Antrim. |
| The child has been transferred to hospital in Belfast where his condition has been described as serious. | The child has been transferred to hospital in Belfast where his condition has been described as serious. |
| The dog was being shown to pupils at Carniny primary school on the outskirts of Ballymena. | |
| Raymond Ross, the school principal told the BBC: "Everyone at the school is very upset and distressed by what has happened." | |
| "Our hearts go out to the boy and his family," he said. | |
| Mr Ross said the incident had happened in the school's playground, and that the pupils were being let in one by one to see the dog. | |
| He said four adults were present in the playground along with the child when he was attacked by the animal. | |
| The Health and Safety Executive is investigating. |