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| Dog attack leaves girl, six, in 'serious condition' | |
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| A six-year-old girl has been left in a "serious" condition after being attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier, police have said. | |
| The girl suffered "extensive dog bite wounds to her face" in the attack in Stoke-on-Trent, police said, and was flown by air ambulance to Birmingham Children's Hospital. | The girl suffered "extensive dog bite wounds to her face" in the attack in Stoke-on-Trent, police said, and was flown by air ambulance to Birmingham Children's Hospital. |
| Emergency services were called to Pretoria Road in Etruria at 10:20 BST. | |
| Staffordshire Police said the dog was being taken to specialist kennels. | Staffordshire Police said the dog was being taken to specialist kennels. |
| 'Nasty wounds' | |
| Officers said they understood the attack took place in the garden of the property. | Officers said they understood the attack took place in the garden of the property. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the girl was taken to hospital with her mother for "emergency care and surgery". | |
| "The girl, who was understandably upset, was given pain relief to help ease her discomfort before ambulance staff assessed her nasty wounds and applied dressings." | |
| "Her condition was said to be serious but stable," the ambulance service said. |