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A mum has spoken out after being left horrified when a dog cornered her six-year-old daughter.

The mum-of-six has voiced her fears after the harrowing incident unfolded in the Midlands.

The incident took place in a garden, in Staffordshire, and saw young Brodie bitten on the bum and leg by the animal.

The mum has subsequently revealed: "She was shaking in my arms".

Mum Danielle Colclough says schoolgirl Brodie Massah was playing with friends when the animal 'bolted' towards the children before 'cornering' her.

And Danielle says Brodie froze with terror before the dog, thought to be a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, tried to drag her to the floor and bit both her leg and bum.

StokeonTrentLive reports the family are asking Stoke-on-Trent City Council to help secure their front garden having been left shaken by the incident.

Mum-of-six Danielle says the incident happened on Tuesday while she was out tidying up the front garden at their home on Bentilee's Winchester Avenue with Brodie and her son Tyreese Massah, along with their friends.

The 35-year-old said: "There were about eight children in the front garden. I don't know what happened but a dog suddenly bolted at the kids who scattered everywhere and it cornered Brodie. It happened so quick.

"She didn't know which way to go, she froze and the dog tried to drag her down to the floor as it was jumping at her and it bit her leg and her bum cheek. She's quite a strong girl so as I came running and she came running to me. The dog's owner did help and retrieved it.

"The dog didn't give any warning that it was coming, there was no barking or growling, it was silent. She was crying, and screaming 'mum mum' and my reaction was that I just wanted to get to my daughter straight away. It must have only taken a few seconds but it felt like minutes trying to get to her.

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"I held her in my arms and she was shaking. She's been left with two bite marks, one on her right leg and one on her bum cheek. She's got bruising around them and teeth marks where it pierced her skin."

Brodie was taken straight to the Royal Stoke University Hospital for threatment.

Danielle, who reported the incident to Staffordshire Police, said: "At A&E they cleaned the wound and they prescribed her a course of antibiotics for seven days in case of infection.

"My front door was open at the time and my two-month old and 11-year-old children were sleeping inside. If that dog had got into my house and attacked the baby this would have been a totally different situation.

"Brodie's not scared of dogs but she is of that one."

Danielle says Brodie will no longer play in their front garden following the attack.

She said: "I think she will be a lot more wary of dogs now.

"I'm even worried about her playing in my front garden now because I keep having visions of dogs getting into the garden again, it's not safe. My garden isn't secure, any stray dog can get in.

"I need it securing. I asked the council's housing officer after it happened but they said it's a police matter. I think something like a fence would make it safer for all of my kids and it would help Brodie to feel safe again in the front garden if it was enclosed.

"Until we have fences put up I won't feel comfortable, you never what a dog is going to do. We don't have dogs and I don't want my children being hurt by them when we don't even have one."

Staffordshire Police confirmed officers attended the scene. A spokeswoman said: "Officers were called to a report of a six-year-old girl who was injured after being bitten by a dog on Winchester Avenue at around 7.14pm on Wednesday.

"The girl suffered two minor injuries and attended hospital with a family member. Police spoke to both parties."

The city council has carried out a visit - but say no improvements will be carried out. Councillor Joanne Powell-Beckett, the local authority's cabinet member for housing, said: “We have been out to visit Ms Colclough and she has been advised that we are unable to provide her with a gate as it is a shared path – and therefore wouldn’t prevent a dog from entering her front garden – which she accepts. Mrs Colclough’s rear garden is completely secure.

“I also understand the dog that bit her daughter has now been taken away and is therefore no longer a risk to her children or others.”