Child taken to hospital for treatment and dog seized after incident outside convenience store
A five-year-old girl has suffered “significant” injuries to her face after she was attacked by a dog outside a convenience store in County Durham. She was taken to hospital for treatment, while the dog who mauled her has been seized, according to Cleveland police.
The incident happened near a Nisa shop in Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, at about 6.30pm on Saturday. Police said the owner of the dog remained at the scene of the attack and cooperated with officers.
