The mum of a girl attacked by what is believed to have been an XL Bully dog has described the horror injuries of her daughter.
The girl, aged 10, was taken to hospital in Truro, Cornwall after the attack on Saturday in Falmouth. Police said the incident was being investigated to establish the "full circumstances" of what happened.
The dog has been seized by Devon and Cornwall Police. The mum of the little girl has described the devastating injuries her daughter received.
She said: "Unfortunately the dog has severely attacked both her legs and left a huge amount of holes and chunks. She will now miss a huge amount of school and have to have more surgery. The dog also went for members of the family it came from and the police.
"I don’t blame any form of attacks on a particular breed all dogs as they're all different. However this dog has completely torn my little girl apart and left her in a state she now has to deal with at 10 years old.
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The dog took "chunks" out of the youngster's body"I hate dogs being put to sleep for no reason but what this has done to my baby it deserves it. It definitely an XL Bully and my daughter most definitely has serious injuries. She is lucky to be alive."
Now friend and neighbour Sophie Caban has started a JustGiving page to try and raise £1,000 to help the family out at this difficult time. Launching the JustGiving page Sophie said she wanted to raise the money to make the little girl’s life a little brighter in the coming days, weeks and months.
“I’m starting this fund page for 10 year old local girl Tiana Berry who was attacked by an XL Bully dog at the weekend and has life changing injuries,” she said. “I know that no amount of money will heal the scars or trauma she has suffered but as a community it would be nice to come together, so I’m reaching out to see if we can maybe help both Tiana & her family with things that she or they may need for her in the coming months and her future.
“At this stage the professionals can’t say what will happen but if we can make this amazing brave little girls coming days/weeks and months a little brighter it would mean a lot.”
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said: “Police were called by the ambulance service at around 7.10pm on Saturday 13 April to a property in Lowenek Close, Falmouth. It was reported that a child had been bitten by a dog, causing serious injuries.
“The girl was taken to Treliske Hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Her next of kin attended hospital with her. Officers attended the scene and seized the dog, which is believed to be an XL Bully. An investigation remains ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this incident.
“Anyone with information which could help with enquiries is asked to contact police via our website or by calling 101 quoting log 827 of 13/4/24.”
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