![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/girl-three-suffers-serious-facial-injuries-in-dog-attack-outside-pub-as-cops-arrest-a-man-and-plan-to-destroy-animal/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tavern-2.jpg&description=Breaking DOG HORROR Published : 19:49, 2 Sep 2023 Updated : 19:52, 2 Sep 2023 A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has suffered serious facial injuries in a dog attack outside a pub with cops arresting one man. Cops scrambled to the scene at the Market Tavern pub in Merseyside this afternoon after calls were made reporting the tot being mauled by the beast. 1 A girl, 3, was rushed to hospital after a horror dog attack Credit: Google The girl was rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital just after 3pm today, police said. Officers confirmed that they seized the beast and would examine it. A detective said that it would then be "humanely destroyed". Merseyside Chief Inspector Jim Wilde said: "This was a horrific attack which has left a young girl receiving hospital treatment for significant injuries to her face. "I want to reassure people that she is currently receiving the best possible care and treatment for her injuries at Alder Hey, and we hope she makes a speedy recovery. "We seized the dog at the scene, which will now be humanely destroyed, and extensive efforts are now underway to establish exactly what happened. "I want to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident, who may have information which could help us with our investigation to come forward as soon as possible." He continued: "You may even live locally and have CCTV, or have been passing in a vehicle and captured dashcam footage – if so, we want to hear from you. "This case highlights in the starkest terms the potential dangers of dogs, and I would appeal to anyone with information about dangerous dogs in their area to contact us so that we can take pro-active action." Staff at the Market Tavern - the cordon outside which has since been removed - said they were "devastated" over the news. A spokesperson for the pub told the Mirror that the attack happened outside, and that they were now working with detectives. The spokesman said: "We have CCTV which covers the area and we are working with the pol){kind=link}
A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has suffered serious facial injuries in a dog attack outside a pub with cops arresting one man.
Cops scrambled to the scene at the Market Tavern pub in Merseyside this afternoon after calls were made reporting the tot being mauled by the beast.
The girl was rushed to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital just after 3pm today, police said.
Officers confirmed that they seized the beast and would examine it.
A detective said that it would then be “humanely destroyed”.