Baby girl ‘critical’ after being mauled by dog at her home in Cheltenham
A BABY girl is fighting for her life after being mauled by her family dog at home.
The tot, who is younger than two, was seriously injured when she was attacked by the hound in Cheltenham.
The toddler was raced to hospital before being transferred to another where she today remains in a critical condition.
The horror unfolded on Sunday before 6pm in Hatherley, Gloucestershire.
Cops today confirmed the large dog, which was not a banned breed, had been seized.
Gloucestershire Police said it was probing the attack, and asked anyone with information to get in touch.
The force said: “An infant has sustained serious injuries after she was bitten by a dog inside her home in Cheltenham on Sunday 14 April.
“The child, who is aged under two, is in a critical condition at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
“Officers and paramedics attended the incident which happened at a property in the Hatherley area of the town just before 6pm on Sunday.
“The child was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital to be treated for her injuries and later transferred to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children where she remains.
“The pet dog, which is a large breed, has been seized by police and is at a secure kennel while investigations continue.
“It has been confirmed that the dog is not a banned breed.
“Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to get in touch with police.”
The attack happened just hours after another youngster was mauled by a dog in Partington, Greater Manchester.
A five-year-old was raced to hospital after being attacked by a hound though to be an XL Bully.
A woman, 34, was arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control and child neglect.
She has now been bailed, cops said.
The horror unfolded around 3.40pm on Sunday in the Tafford area.
Manchester Evening News reported the dog was an XL Bully breed, and was seized by cops.
UK’s most dangerous areas
THE UK’s fatal dog attack hotspot has been revealed.
Britain is battling an epidemic of vicious maulings, with incidents last year hitting a 40-year high.
In the last ten years there have been a whopping 41 deaths as a result of vicious hound attacks – and ten of these took place in the last year.
Now, using the latest ONS statistics, The Sun has revealed which county in the UK has seen the most fatalities in the last decade.
From 2013 – present Yorkshire has seen five deaths from dog attacks – making it the most deadly area in Britain.
July 2022 was the most recent fatality – when Joanne Robinson, 43, was savaged by two dogs at a home in Rotherham.
Her boyfriend Jamie Stead, 42, also suffered devastating injuries to his face, hands and chest as he tried to pull the animals off her.
And in September 2020, Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes was only 12 days old when he was fatally bitten by his family’s Chow Chow-cross called Teddy.
Merseyside and South Wales come in joint second for the most deathly dog attacks – with four in each county.
In October 2022 Ann Dunn, 65, died at her home in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool following a horror involving five American bulldogs.
Just two months later, retired nurse Shirley Patrick, 83, passed away in hospital 17 days after suffering “life-threatening injuries” from a dog in her home.
And down the road in November 2021, schoolboy Jack Lis, 10, was mauled to death by an American Bully XL called ‘Beast’ at a friend’s home.
Manchester and Lancashire are the third worst areas for fatalities after seeing two deaths each in the last ten years.