One-year-old girl has life-changing injuries after dog attack, police say

One-year-old girl has life-changing injuries after dog attack, police say

A one-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after she suffered “life-changing” facial injuries in a dog attack. The toddler was rushed to hospital along with a 21-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man following the incident in Denton, Greater Manchester, at 5.30pm on Thursday.

Both adults also sustained serious injuries although not life-threatening or life-changing. The dog was seized at the scene in Baslow Road by specialist officers from Greater Manchester Police’s tactical dog unit before it was later humanely destroyed.

Detective Superintendent Gareth Jenkins said on Friday: “This was an awful attack that has left a one-year-old girl with serious and life-changing injuries. Her family are understandably in