By Peter Moor
A three year old girl has been attacked by a dog in Garvagh, Co Derry/Londonderry.
The girl is believed to have been left with facial injuries and is currently being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Belfast.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a 999 call about the attack on Drumeen Drive just after 2pm yesterday afternoon.
The Charity Air Ambulance responded to the incident, but the girl was later taken to hospital by road.
Concern voiced as next phase of Omagh Bombing Inquiry hearings delayed
Four fatal house fires in three days in Northern Ireland ‘deeply concerning’
‘Much more to do’ to protect children in NI from sexual exploitation – report
Woman in critical condition after she's struck by car in Belfast
Man dies following road accident in County Fermanagh