A baby girl had to be airlifted to hospital after she was bitten on the head by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Her devastated granddad said the dog belonged to the family and she was mauled at home in Wales.
It happened at a house on Mynydd Isa, Flintshire on Saturday afternoon. She was flown to Alder Hey in Liverpool where she is currently receiving treatment.
The granddad who would not be named said: ‘The baby was playing in the back room when she banged her finger and screamed. ‘The dog then bit her on the head.’
The child is now recovering in hospital from her ordeal
He said: ‘She is going for a scan today. She has been playing with toys at the hospital and had a Kit Kat for breakfast and she is going to need care over quite a bit of time.’
The man went on to confirm that his dog, called Duke, would be put down: ‘I have signed the dog over. It is going to be destroyed.’ He went on to thank the emergency services for their response.
Following the incident a North Wales Police (NWP) spokesman said: ‘North Wales Police and the Air Ambulance were called to a property at Mynydd Isa around 4.45pm (Saturday August 31) following an incident involving a dog attack. ‘Police are carrying out house to house enquiries in the area.’
A Welsh Ambulance Service (WAS) spokeswoman said: ‘We were called at 4.30pm and a casualty was airlifted to Alder Hey Hospital.’ Alder Hey Hospital is based in Liverpool and specialises in treating children.
It happened at a house on Mynydd Isa, Flintshire on Saturday afternoon. She was flown to Alder Hey in Liverpool where she is currently receiving treatment.
The granddad who would not be named said: ‘The baby was playing in the back room when she banged her finger and screamed. ‘The dog then bit her on the head.’
The child is now recovering in hospital from her ordeal
He said: ‘She is going for a scan today. She has been playing with toys at the hospital and had a Kit Kat for breakfast and she is going to need care over quite a bit of time.’
The man went on to confirm that his dog, called Duke, would be put down: ‘I have signed the dog over. It is going to be destroyed.’ He went on to thank the emergency services for their response.
Following the incident a North Wales Police (NWP) spokesman said: ‘North Wales Police and the Air Ambulance were called to a property at Mynydd Isa around 4.45pm (Saturday August 31) following an incident involving a dog attack. ‘Police are carrying out house to house enquiries in the area.’
A Welsh Ambulance Service (WAS) spokeswoman said: ‘We were called at 4.30pm and a casualty was airlifted to Alder Hey Hospital.’ Alder Hey Hospital is based in Liverpool and specialises in treating children.
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