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| Dog attack boy stable in hospital | Dog attack boy stable in hospital |
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| A two-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after suffering serious bite injuries in an attack by a Rottweiler. | |
| The toddler, named by the hospital as Harvey, was bitten on the head, face, neck and body at his grandmother's home near Bognor Regis, West Sussex. | The toddler, named by the hospital as Harvey, was bitten on the head, face, neck and body at his grandmother's home near Bognor Regis, West Sussex. |
| He was taken to St Richard's Hospital in Chichester. A hospital spokesman said Harvey had had a "comfortable night" watching videos. | He was taken to St Richard's Hospital in Chichester. A hospital spokesman said Harvey had had a "comfortable night" watching videos. |
| Police said the dog's owner voluntarily agreed for it to be put down. | Police said the dog's owner voluntarily agreed for it to be put down. |
| The attack happened in the front garden of a house in Tudor Close, Middleton-on-Sea. | The attack happened in the front garden of a house in Tudor Close, Middleton-on-Sea. |
| Emergency services found Harvey badly hurt, with "multiple bite wounds" at about midday on Tuesday. | Emergency services found Harvey badly hurt, with "multiple bite wounds" at about midday on Tuesday. |
| But the spokesman at St Richard's Hospital told the BBC his condition had improved by Wednesday morning. | But the spokesman at St Richard's Hospital told the BBC his condition had improved by Wednesday morning. |
| I hit the dog over the head with a hammer Neighbour, Mike Pepper | I hit the dog over the head with a hammer Neighbour, Mike Pepper |
| Neighbour Mike Pepper, 66, was up a ladder outside his home when he heard a woman screaming nearby. | Neighbour Mike Pepper, 66, was up a ladder outside his home when he heard a woman screaming nearby. |
| He described what confronted him when he ran into the garden. | He described what confronted him when he ran into the garden. |
| "I knew something was wrong, particularly as a Rottweiler was involved. | "I knew something was wrong, particularly as a Rottweiler was involved. |
| "The dog was tethered but on a very long leash in the front garden and the boy's grandmother was still trying to protect the boy from the dog. | "The dog was tethered but on a very long leash in the front garden and the boy's grandmother was still trying to protect the boy from the dog. |
| "I approached the dog and told it to go away but it didn't back off and it started coming towards me barking, so I then hit the dog over the head with a hammer. | "I approached the dog and told it to go away but it didn't back off and it started coming towards me barking, so I then hit the dog over the head with a hammer. |
| "Fortunately it didn't react towards me, it backed off a bit stunned, so then I was able to assist with the child." | "Fortunately it didn't react towards me, it backed off a bit stunned, so then I was able to assist with the child." |
| Parents by bedside | Parents by bedside |
| Police said the dog, called Tyler, was seized and its owner had "voluntarily authorised the humane destruction of the animal". | Police said the dog, called Tyler, was seized and its owner had "voluntarily authorised the humane destruction of the animal". |
| Inquiries with the boy's family are continuing. | Inquiries with the boy's family are continuing. |
| The attack came just three days after five-month-old Cadey-Lee Deacon was mauled to death by two Rottweilers at a pub in Leicester. | The attack came just three days after five-month-old Cadey-Lee Deacon was mauled to death by two Rottweilers at a pub in Leicester. |