A toddler had to have emergency surgery after a bull mastiff left him with horrific facial injuries.
Ollie Cummings, two, had been playing in his mum Natasha Wilson’s boyfriend’s home when the dog ripped his face and head.
Medics at Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital kept the boy under observation before he was taken into theatre for a two-hour plastic surgery operation at lunchtime yesterday.
Natasha, 25, snatched the tot away from the dog while paramedics rushed to the house in Dundee.
Ollie’s grandmother, Debs Martin, 48, said the dog has already been removed from the property and will be destroyed by a vet.
She said: “Ollie had been playing with keys, walking from one door to another pretending to lock and unlock them.
“It all happened so fast. We’re not sure if Ollie maybe dropped the keys next to the dog. There were teeth marks on his head and a large cut from his nose to near his eye.
“His nose is being rebuilt and the doctors said it was a clean cut. The biggest worry is preventing infection."
The incident happened on Friday night.
Debs said: “Ollie was used to being around the dog. He has known it for six months and has been saying, ‘Love Ollie, love Ollie’.
“The dog was taken straight to kennels by its owner, who is adamant it will be put down. He and Natasha are shocked and upset.”
Ollie faces further surgery when he is aged around 10.
Last night, he was recovering from his operation – just a few weeks before his third birthday on November 23.
A police spokesman said: “We are unable to comment at this time.”
Dog attacks in the UK are one of the most common causes of severe facial lacerations in children.
Each year, approximately 28,000 facial dog bites are reported in the UK, with just over 19,000 requiring plastic surgery.
Laws concerning dangerous dogs were toughened up in Scotland earlier this year.
They give new powers to local councils and there has also been a tightening up on registration.
(Daily Record UK - Nov 16, 2014)
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