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| Lexi Branson attack: Killer dog was stabbed to death | Lexi Branson attack: Killer dog was stabbed to death |
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| A pet dog that killed a four-year-old girl died from stab wounds, Leicestershire Police have confirmed. | A pet dog that killed a four-year-old girl died from stab wounds, Leicestershire Police have confirmed. |
| Lexi Branson was attacked in the lounge of a flat in Rowena Court, Mountsorrel, near Loughborough, on Tuesday at about 12:15 GMT. She died later in hospital. | Lexi Branson was attacked in the lounge of a flat in Rowena Court, Mountsorrel, near Loughborough, on Tuesday at about 12:15 GMT. She died later in hospital. |
| In a statement, Leicestershire Police said the dog was a bulldog, which it said was not a breed listed under the Dangerous Dogs Act. | |
| The dog was stabbed during attempts to save Lexi, police said. | The dog was stabbed during attempts to save Lexi, police said. |
| Det Supt David Sandall, from Leicestershire Police, said: "This is a very tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family and friends of Lexi at this extremely difficult time. | |
| "The flat remains cordoned off to allow for a forensic examination and we are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading to the tragic death of Lexi and this will include the history of the dog." | |
| 'Bubbly little girl' | |
| The girl's mother Jodie Hudson and grandmother Kerry Hudson said the little girl would be sadly missed and never forgotten. | |
| In a statement, they said: "Lexi was a bubbly, bright little girl. | |
| "She fought for her life from the moment she was born as she was born three months prematurely. She's been taken from us so tragically. | |
| "She will be sadly missed, she will be our shining star in the sky and she will never be forgotten." |