A toddler has been left with scars all over her body after she was bitten 15 times by children at a soft play centre.

Willow-Ivy Doherty, who is 17 months, was left with bruises and cuts all over her body after two children attacked her in the toilet area of Little Bees in Seacroft, Leeds, last Friday,

The toddler suffered four bites to her face, two to her fingers, three to her back, several to her head, one to her ear, one to her shoulder, one to her wrist and one to her leg.

Willow-Ivy Doherty was left with bruises and cuts all over her body after two children attacked her in the toilet area of Little Bees in Seacroft, Leeds, last Friday (Picture: Ben Lack Photography Ltd)

Her mum Becky has since claimed a little boy, who is said to be around three-years-old, was found with ‘a big smile on his face, with blood all around his mouth’ after the incident.


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The 33-year-old mum told The Mirror: ‘She looks like she’s been savaged by a dog, not a child.’



Becky claimed the children had to be separated by another customer after a child and his older brother allegedly attacked Willow-Ivy.

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The toddler suffered four bites to her face, two to her fingers, three to her back, several to her head, one to her ear, one to her shoulder, one to her wrist and one to her leg (Picture: Ben Lack Photography Ltd)

She said: ‘She had pulled the boy off Willow. He had hold of her neck.’

The toddler was taken to hospital and received treatment for her cuts and injections for Hepatitis B.

Becky added that the boys’ mother didn’t come forward until she shouted: ‘Where is your mum?’

Her mum Becky has since claimed a little boy, who is said to be around three-years-old, was found with ‘a big smile on his face, with blood all around his mouth’ after the incident (Picture: Ben Lack Photography Ltd)

A spokesperson for Little Bees told the Mirror that Willow-Ivy had received first aid after the incident and issued a warning to parents about supervising their children (Picture: Ben Lack Photography Ltd)

A spokesperson for Little Bees told the Mirror that Willow-Ivy had received first aid after the incident and issued a warning to parents about supervising their children.

West Yorkshire Police were also called to the centre and confirmed an assault occasioning actual bodily harm was recorded but that it had been finalised as the boys’ were under the age of criminal responsibility.

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