A four-year-old girl has been left with life-changing injuries after being attacked by a dog in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The incident occurred on Monday evening between 19:00 and 19:15 BST, while the child was with her mother and two sisters.
The dog, which was accompanied by four teenage boys, bit the girl on the face before fleeing with the group along Marner Road towards Middlemarch Road. Police have confirmed the animal answers to the name Tig and has been ordered to be destroyed.
PC Ruth Phillips described the attack as 'horrible' and said it will 'potentially leave her scarred for life'. She added that the owners made no attempt to check on the child and instead ran off. Witnesses are being sought to identify the dog, described as tan-coloured, stocky, with a white patch on its chest and a long snout.
