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Girl suffers serious facial injury after dog attack

07/06/2007

The debate over dangerous dogs is likely to come to fore again after a six-year-old girl was attacked in Greater Manchester by a neighbour's dog.

However, while Pit Bull 'type' dogs have caused the most consternation in recent months, the latest incident involved a border collie who bit off part of the girl's nose.

Piper Delaney, from Salford, was feeding ice cream to her next-door neighbour's pet when she was savaged.

The owner of the dog, which has now been sized by police, said: "Benji was a good dog, there were never any signs this would happen and the police dog handler said he wasn't fierce or showing any signs of danger."

Piper has been taken to Booth Hall hospital in Blackley and doctors are hoping that they will be able to surgically attach the missing piece of nose, which was found by another child.

Last month, MPs and experts met to discuss the Dangerous Dogs Act, which many believe needs to be amended or replaced with new legislation.

"Statistics on dog attacks have not reduced since the Act was introduced and in fact, the number of hospitalisations is reported as having doubled," said Superintendent Simon Ovens from the Metropolitan Police Service.


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