'XL bully-type dog mauls baby' as eight-month-old girl airlifted to hospital

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A baby has been airlifted to hospital after being mauled by a suspected XL Bully.

Emergency services scrambled to the scene in Hawkinge near Folkestone, Kent, following reports a toddler had been attacked by a dog. The little eight-month-old girl was rushed to a specialist London hospital. Medics say she is in a serious condition. The dog has since been destroyed.

As reported in the Mirror, police and forensics officers swarmed the scene yesterday evening, along with nine patrol cars. An 18-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. The dog involved in the attack is reported to be a registered XL Bully breed type.

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A spokesperson for the force said: "Kent Police was called at 2.23pm on Wednesday to a report that an infant had been bitten by a dog inside a property on Siskin Close, Hawkinge near Folkestone. Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and an eight month old girl was airlifted to a London hospital where she remains in a serious condition.

"The dog was seized and destroyed. An 18-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. They remain in custody while enquiries continue."

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