An 11-year-old boy is in hospital after being mauled by a dog whilst walking with his mother late on Wednesday evening.

The owner - who was wearing a hat, a pink top and black pants - did not stop to assist.

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“We are looking for the woman who owns the dog. We don’t want this dog on the streets attacking others,” Diamond Creek Senior Constable David Garlick told the Diamond Valley Leader.

“The young boy is still in hospital awaiting surgery so it must have been a fairly decent attack.”

The suspect was last spotted walking west along Bishop Ave towards Phipps Cresent.

More to come.