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02/09/2010
Girl Savaged In Dog Attack
A Scottish schoolgirl is being treated in hospital for facial injuries after she was bitten by a dog in Kilmarnock.
Toni Clannachan, 10, was bitten in the face by a Japanese Akita dog while she played in a friend's garden at a house on Tuesday.
She was taken to Crosshouse Hospital for treatment, where she is said to be in a stable condition.
The owner of the dog has been reported to the procurator fiscal.
This is the second dog attack to happen in Scotland this week. On Sunday, ten-year-old Rhianna Kidd suffered a fractured jaw and bites on her arms and legs when she was attacked by two rottweilers in Dundee.
The schoolgirl was riding her bike in Dryburgh Street when the attack happened. She was rescued by her grandmother and underwent emergency reconstructive surgery in hospital.
The two dogs were traced and put down the following day. A 33-year-old woman has been charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 for failing to control the animals.
(KMcA/GK)
Toni Clannachan, 10, was bitten in the face by a Japanese Akita dog while she played in a friend's garden at a house on Tuesday.
She was taken to Crosshouse Hospital for treatment, where she is said to be in a stable condition.
The owner of the dog has been reported to the procurator fiscal.
This is the second dog attack to happen in Scotland this week. On Sunday, ten-year-old Rhianna Kidd suffered a fractured jaw and bites on her arms and legs when she was attacked by two rottweilers in Dundee.
The schoolgirl was riding her bike in Dryburgh Street when the attack happened. She was rescued by her grandmother and underwent emergency reconstructive surgery in hospital.
The two dogs were traced and put down the following day. A 33-year-old woman has been charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 for failing to control the animals.
(KMcA/GK)
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