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Girl, 4, seriously injured in Leicester dog attack Girl, 4, seriously injured in Leicester dog attack
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A four-year-old girl is in hospital with serious facial injuries following a dog attack in a street in Leicester.A four-year-old girl is in hospital with serious facial injuries following a dog attack in a street in Leicester.
An eight-year-old boy also suffered an injury to his arm during the incident in Tomlin Road in Northfields, at about 18:50 BST, on Thursday.An eight-year-old boy also suffered an injury to his arm during the incident in Tomlin Road in Northfields, at about 18:50 BST, on Thursday.
Leicestershire Police said the owner of the dog was being questioned by officers but had not been arrested.Leicestershire Police said the owner of the dog was being questioned by officers but had not been arrested.
A force spokeswoman said the dog had been seized and its breed would be determined later.A force spokeswoman said the dog had been seized and its breed would be determined later.
'Blood everywhere'
Eyewitness Spencer Bennett, 15, who lives nearby said: "The stray dog bit my dog on the lip. I took my dog in and when I shut the door I heard a scream."
He said when he came outside he saw the dog attack a little boy and then the four-year-old girl.
"It bit her on her cheek, her lip and her ear. Blood was coming out of everywhere.
"The dog wouldn't stop... even when I was kicking it, it just wouldn't stop."
The teenager and two other men eventually managed to pull the dog free from the girl.
Another eyewitness said he managed to get a collar around the dog's neck and put it in a confined area behind a fence until police showed up.