Dog bit girl ‘like a shark’
THE parents of a girl of six who lost most of an ear when she was savaged by a dog said it “circled her like a shark” and then launched its attack.
The girl was attacked on a family outing with her parents and three-year-old brother in Chingford, north-east London.
Her father told police they first noticed the Staffordshire bull terrier when it charged at them, attacking his wife.
He said: “The children were very frightened and tried to run to safety. This was an unprovoked and savage attack.
I hit the dog a number of times, trying to make it let go of my beautiful little girl and wife.
“I hit the dog a number of times, trying to make it let go of my beautiful little girl and wife.
“The dog was not on a lead.”
Jobless builder Gary Hindley, 56, of Chingford, appeared at Thames magistrates’ court yesterday, where he admitted allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place and causing injury.
He was bailed for sentencing by the court on February 13.