A TOT savaged by a dog in a children’s play park had part of her scalp ripped off.

One-year-old Victoria Resetnjova was picked up by the head and mauled by the pitbull cross as she played with her sister, 14.

12 This pitbull cross was shot dead after picking up a toddler and mauling her Credit: JIM BENNETT

The shocking extent of the her injuries emerged as a mum who witnessed the horror said her lad was attacked by the same dog just hours earlier.

Cops quizzed a man named locally as Michael “Mikey” Thornton.

The 26-year-old, also known as Easson, was arrested with a teenager at the play area in Chatham, Kent, on Tuesday after the dog was shot dead.

12 One-year-old Victoria Resetnjova was attacked as she played with her sister at this park in Chatham, Kent Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

12 Officers held a woman as they raided a flat overlooking the park Credit: PA:Press Association

12 One woman had to retrieve a piece of Victoria's scalp from the ground Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

12 Officers arrive at the scene after the gruesome attack Credit: PA:Press Association

Officers also held a woman as they raided a flat overlooking the park. All three still remain in custody.

Meanwhile Victoria was stable in hospital with parents Sergei and Valentina at her bedside.

One shocked onlooker said: “It was so gruesome. The child’s scalp had been ripped off.

“Someone had to actually pick it up and take it into the ­ambulance with the child.”

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Horrified neighbour Alisha Robinson, 19, told how she saw a woman retrieve the piece of Victoria’s scalp from the ground.

She said: “It was like picking a wig off the floor. It was awful.

“I kept passing towels to them to stop the blood. The girl was going blue and lost consciousness but they brought her back.”

A family friend of the victim said: “About six of them were playing when the dog attacked.

“The park was packed. Some of the children had tried to drag the dog off Victoria and so they were covered in blood too.

12 A police officer removes what appears to be a dog harness or collar from a flat near where the attack happened Credit: JIM BENNETT

12 Police carried black bags and other items out of Coronation Flats in Jenkins Dale Credit: JIM BENNETT

12 Officers made door-to-door inquiries after the horrific attack Credit: JIM BENNETT

12 The dog was said to have leaped over the fence into the play area before mauling the little girl in front of terrified children Credit: JIM BENNETT

Armed police surrounded the flats after shooting the dog

A map shows where the Jenkins Dale estate is in relation to the rest of Chatham and the surrounding towns

12 Other children tried to drag the dog off Victoria and they were left covered in blood Credit: PA:Press Association

“I don’t know why a dog was even in the park, dogs are not supposed to be there.”

James Hamilton, 30, said: “My partner saw the dog at the park in the day.

“It was running around. It wasn’t on a lead. It was only a matter of time before something happened around here.

“We were only in the park five minutes before with our little girls.

“I was in tears myself. I hope I never see that again.”