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The child victim of a dog attack was a baby girl mauled by a family pet, her devastated grandad has revealed.

The girl was bitten to the head by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier at a house on Mynydd Isa, Flintshire on Saturday afternoon.

She was flown to Alder Hey in Liverpool where she is currently receiving treatment.

The grandad who would not be named spoke to North Wales Live to confirm some of the detail behind the horrifying incident.

Speaking outside the the property where the attack took place, he said: "The baby was playing in the back room when she banged her finger and screamed.

"The dog then bit her on the head."

(Image: David Powell)

The child is now recovering in hospital from her ordeal.

He said: "She is going for a scan today. She has been playing with toys at the hospital and had a Kit Kat for breakfast and she is going to need care over quite a bit of time."

The man went on to confirm that his dog, called Duke, would be put down: "I have signed the dog over. It is going to be destroyed."

He went on to thank the emergency services for their response.

Following the incident a North Wales Police (NWP) spokesman said: "North Wales Police and the Air Ambulance were called to a property at Mynydd Isa around 4.45pm (Saturday the 31 August) following an incident involving a dog attack.

"Police are carrying out house to house enquiries in the area."

A Welsh Ambulance Service (WAS) spokeswoman said: "We were called at 4.30pm and a casualty was airlifted to Alder Hey Hospital."

Alder Hey Hospital is based in Liverpool and specialises in treating children.

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