A YOUNG girl suffered horror injuries after being savaged by a devil dog - but the sick owner blamed her for the brutal attack.

Tillie Vasey, four, was left with puncture wounds around her eyes, her skull exposed and a torn tearduct when the pitbull-type dog attacked her.

6 Tillie Vasey suffered horror injuries after being mauled by a devil dog Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

She was forced to undergo nine hours of surgery and has a forth operation planned this year after the horror on July 15 in Preston, Lancs.

But the dog's owner, Dawn Holt, tried pinning the blame on little Tillie, who had been playing in the garden when she was mauled, Lancashire Post reports.

She posted on Facebook: "It's her own fault she gone that low.

"My dog didn't bite her, he clawed her to get away...the tree stump caused the fracture."

'WHOLLY IRRESPONSIBLE'

Holt was slammed by a judge for her "wholly irresponsible" comments but she escaped jail and was instead given a three month sentence suspended for 18 months.

Her 12-year-old pooch Caesar was also destroyed and Holt was banned from keeping dogs for life.

Judge Simon Newell said: "It's irresponsible to put anything on, other than: 'I'm sorry', that's all you needed."

"Children have no discriminations, their knowledge and experience is terribly limited. A lot of children who see a dog want to touch the dog, play with the dog.

"They can behave in an improper way to the dog, entirely innocently. When you're leaving them with small children you've got to be there."

'THROWN AROUND LIKE A RAGDOLL'

Sessions House Court heard Tillie was playing in the garden in her favourite princess dress when raging Caesar attacked.

She was pulled from the dog's grip by hero barber Warren Hadfield, who jumped on Caesar to try to stop the attack.

Warren said: "She was being thrown around like a ragdoll - it looked vicious.

"I couldn't see her face for the blood."

The youngster was rushed to hospital where medics said she had suffered significant injuries to her head.

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Recalling the horror, her mum Leanne said: "When I first saw Tillie I thought someone had painted her face.

"She's been left with no confidence, she was always really bubbly. It's left her with scars on her head and face and eye problems.

"Dawn Holt has never apologised to us, not once, and instead tried to blame my little girl. If she had have been sorry, things would have felt different."

6 Tillie was playing in the garden when she was savaged by the dog Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

6 Her skull was left partially exposed and she was covered in blood Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

6 She also had puncture wounds around her eyes and eyelid and a torn tearduct Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

6 Her mum said she thought she was wearing face paint at first Credit: SWNS:South West News Service