Little girl in hospital after her face mauled in savage dog attack at house

A YOUNG girl has been hospitalised after her face was mauled in a savage dog attack.

The child was left needing surgery to her face after the horror attack in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

She suffered injuries to her cheek in the vicious mauling which took place in the Tryan Road area of town.

Cops have have confirmed that they are investigating the attack, which took place on Thursday, April 6.

Officers said that the incident took place inside a property.

Nuneaton and Bedworth police also said that the dog in question was seized and has since been destroyed.

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"We’re investigating an incident in which a child was bitten by a dog in the Camp Hill area of Nuneaton on Thursday evening 6 April)," a post on the Nuneaton and Bedworth Police Facebook page read.

"The incident took place inside a property. The child sustained facial injuries, which required hospital treatment.

"The dog has been seized and destroyed. Enquiries are ongoing."