Folkestone XL Bully horror as eight-month-old baby mauled by dog and airlifted to hospital

Police, paramedics and an air ambulance rushed to the scene in Hawkinge near Folkestone, Kent, following reports an eight-month-old had been attacked by a dog, believed to be an XL Bully

An eight-month old baby has been airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a suspected XL Bully dog.

Emergency services scrambled to the scene in Hawkinge near Folkestone, Kent, following reports a toddler had been attacked by a dog.

The little girl was airlifted to a specialist London hospital where she remains in a serious condition. The dog was seized by police and destroyed.

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