BREAKING: A four-year-old girl who died after being attacked by a dog has been named as Alice Stones.
Emergency services had been called shortly after 5pm to a reports that a dog had attacked a child at a property in Broadlands, Netherfield.‘It’s horrendous. Alice goes to school with my children. It’s so upsetting.Residents explained how they were put on ‘lockdown’ while police swarmed the house.
No one else was hurt as a result of the dog attack, and Alice’s family is being supported by specially trained officers at this incredibly difficult time.Superintendent Matt Bullivant said: ‘This is an absolutely tragic incident, in which we believe that a child has been killed after being attacked by a dog.
‘However, in order to ensure public safety, a decision was made earlier this evening to destroy the dog involved, and this has been done humanely.
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