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| Girl, six, in surgery after Stoke-on-Trent dog attack | |
| (about 9 hours later) | |
| A six-year-old girl is undergoing surgery after being attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier, police have said. | |
| The girl, who suffered "extensive dog bite wounds to her face" in the attack in Stoke-on-Trent, is being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital. | |
| Her condition is "serious" but not thought to be life-threatening. Her family remain at her bedside. | |
| Staffordshire Police said the dog had been taken to specialist kennels. | |
| Emergency services were called to Pretoria Road in Etruria at 10:20 BST. | Emergency services were called to Pretoria Road in Etruria at 10:20 BST. |
| 'Nasty wounds' | '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 airlifted 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." | "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. | "Her condition was said to be serious but stable," the ambulance service said. |