A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy was hospitalised after a vicious dog attack.

The youngster, from Irvine, Ayrshire, was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after the mutt bit him.

1 The mutt involved has been put down since the incident Credit: Getty - Contributor

Police confirmed the animal has now been put down, and that a 37-year-old man was reported to the procurator fiscal.

It is understood that despite his injuries, the boy is now recovering at home and has been released from hospital.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “At 18.25 hours on Tuesday 13 November police received a report that a 9-year-old boy had been bitten by a dog in the Girdle Toll area of Irvine.

“The boy was taken to hospital and the dog has been destroyed.

“A 37-year-old man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with the incident.”

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