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  • Child accident statistics are no longer being collected

    Child accident statistics have not been collected in the UK since 2002, making it extremely difficult to develop effective child safety policies and initiatives. This article examines the reasons behind the data cessation and looks at ongoing campaigns to reintroduce the collection of child accident statistics.

  • Child accidents at school increasingly common

    There has been a rise in the number of child accidents at school in the UK over the past year, particularly among primary school children. This HSE report comes at a time when child safety is being debated, in terms of how many restrictions schools should impose in the name of child safety.

  • Woman rewarded for preventing serious child injury

    Sally Ann Sutton has received an award for bravery at the National Police Bravery Awards after saving a baby from an attack by a vicious Rottweiler.

  • Child injury caused by dog attack

    In a gruesome child injury case, a four-year-old girl from South Wales suffered horrific wounds to her face and body after a vicious attack by three neopolitano mastiffs.

  • Child injuries caused by friend’s terrier

    A two-year-old was left with serious facial injuries after a friend’s Staffordshire bull terrier attacked her.



Child injuries caused by friend’s terrier

Child injuries caused by friend’s terrier

A two-year-old was left with serious facial injuries after a friend’s Staffordshire bull terrier attacked her.

The toddler was visiting friends at a flat in Lancashire with her mother when she was attacked by the dog.

Following the attack she was taken to hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery to the injuries. Lancashire Police conducted forensic investigations in the flat whilst deciding whether the incident would be treated as a criminal offence.

The Staffordshire bull terrier is not a breed which is restricted under the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act but was destroyed with the agreement of its owners following the attack.

If your child has suffered from a dog attack and would like to know more about making child injuries claims, please contact Macks Solicitors – the child injuries specialists.




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