Toddler Seriously Injured After Being Bitten By Dog

A toddler has suffered serious facial injuries after being bitten by a dog in Rothwell.

Emergency services were called to a house in Whiteman Lane yesterday afternoon.

The three-year-old girl was taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital by air ambulance and is continuing to receive treatment.

A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said: “Police officers were called to Whiteman Lane, Rothwell, at about 2pm yesterday (July 23) following reports that a dog had bitten a toddler.

“The child was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening facial injuries and the dog has been seized while an investigation into the incident is carried out.”

The child was taken to hospital by air ambulance