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| Girl, 10, mauled by bull terrier | Girl, 10, mauled by bull terrier |
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| A 10-year-old girl suffered serious facial injuries when she was badly mauled by a Staffordshire bull terrier in North Yorkshire. | A 10-year-old girl suffered serious facial injuries when she was badly mauled by a Staffordshire bull terrier in North Yorkshire. |
| Emergency crews were called to an area close to Alanbrooke Barracks at Thirsk on Thursday evening. | |
| The girl was taken to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough where she is due to have surgery to her cheek. | The girl was taken to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough where she is due to have surgery to her cheek. |
| The dog's owner, a woman aged 21, was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control in public. | The dog's owner, a woman aged 21, was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control in public. |
| The animal was put down immediately. | The animal was put down immediately. |
| 'Extremely upset' | |
| North Yorkshire Police said it did not think the dog's owners were related to the girl's family. | |
| Sgt Ben Frank said the girl's parents were "understandably extremely upset". | |
| He said: "Nobody wants or expects this type of thing to happen. | |
| "Thw owners of the dog have done the responsible thing. I'm sure that the family are still very distressed." | |
| He added: "Owners of dogs have a clear responsibility to keep their dogs under control." | |
| Sgt Frank said the girl had one cut to her face which was about 6cm wide and 1cm deep. |