Ferocious Dog

The mother of an 11-year-old girl who was attacked by a dog in Birmingham said she thanked God Her Daughter was alive.

The Girl and two men who intervened were treated after being bitten in Bordesley Green on Saturday.

" I'm thanking to God she is alive and [you] just Keep Going , " the mum said, adding Her Daughter was feeling fine.

The Animal was a Bully XL crossed with a Staffordshire Bull Terrier , police confirmed.

The Prime Minister 's spokesman said The Attack was shocking and the government was taking it extremely seriously.

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The Girl was visiting shops with her sister when The Dog attacked, her mum said.

The injured girl spent a night in hospital being treated for serious injuries to her shoulder and forearms and returned home on Sunday evening.

" Everything is okay, " her mum said. " [I] just Keep Going and look after My Daughter . "

West Midlands Police said The Child was bitten after The Animal broke free from its owner.

A 20-year-old man was then chased across a garage forecourt and was taken to hospital with bites to his forearm, along with cuts and bruises from being dragged across the floor, The Force said.

Another injured man took himself to hospital for treatment.

The Dog 's owner is currently in hospital and would be spoken to in due course, police said.

Footage was posted online of The Incident .

Car Wash worker Yousf Khan Ahmadzai was also injured by The Dog as he tried to intervene during The Attack .

" The Dog was out of control, it went crazy, " He Said .

He spoke in Pashto to The Bbc as his friend translated, near to The Scene of The Incident .

He had been prompted to act after hearing The Girl 's screams, he explained.

" I tried to grab The Girl , my first attempt failed and The Second Time I managed to free The Girl from The Dog , " He Said .

" The owner of The Dog pulled The Dog and I pulled The Girl . "

He described how The Dog had brought another Man To the ground.

" Then I picked up a stick and tried to hit The Dog a couple of times.

" I feel bad for The Girl , I was so scared for her, " He Said .

The Dog was taken to a vet suffering from heat exhaustion and had been placed in secure police kennels.

" Our dog unit will consider what will happen to it, " police said in a statement.

Suella Braverman said The Attack was " appalling" and the American Bully XL breed was a particular danger to children.

West Midlands Police statistics show that suspected Bully XLs have been Making Up a greater proportion of dogs seized by officers in recent years.

In 2018, suspected Bully XLs made up 3% of the 361 dogs seized. By The End of May this year, of the 407 dogs seized, 96 were believed to be Bully XLs (23. 5%), far outstripping The Number of banned breeds seized (11).

It was a similar picture Last Year , according to Freedom of Information figures, with suspected Bully XLs Making Up 137 of the 1,033 dogs seized (13%).

The Incident was both alarming and shocking, on a busy road in high temperatures, police said in a statement.

" The Public showed immense courage in tackling such a Ferocious Dog . "

Police patrols in the area have been increased.

Source of news: bbc.com