Two-year-old girl suffers serious facial injuries in dog attack near Bridgnorth

West Mercia Police said the incident took place yesterday in Highley, near Bridgnorth.

The force said that the girl had been taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment – but her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Police said they had been called to a property in Orchard Square at around 4.15pm.

They said that the incident was "contained to a property" and the dog has been "removed".

It is not known what breed the dog is.

A statement from the police said: "A two-year-old child has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog, near Bridgnorth.

"Officers were called to an address on Orchard Square in Highley yesterday at around 4.15pm.

"The child suffered serious facial injuries and was taken to hospital via ambulance for further treatment. The girl’s injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

"The incident was contained to a property and there was not, or thought to be any continuing, risk to the wider public."

Detective Inspector Jo Delahay, added: “This is an incredibly sad incident, but I’d like to offer reassurance that the dog has now been removed from the property and therefore poses no further risk to the public.”

A spokesman for the ambulance service said: "We were called to an incident at a private address off High Street in Highley, Bridgnorth, just after 4pm.

"An ambulance, paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews found a female child with serious injuries. She was conveyed via land ambulance to Birmingham Children’s Hospital."