Girl killed by pit bull terrier

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A five-year-old girl has been killed by a pit bull terrier on Merseyside.

Ellie Lawrenson was mauled to death by the dog at the family home in St Helens in the early hours of Monday.

Despite suffering serious injuries in the attack, the grandmother managed to lock the dog in a run outside the home in Knowles House Avenue, Eccleston.

The pit bull terrier was destroyed by dog handlers and armed response police officers who attended the scene shortly before 0430 GMT.

Police say it is not clear why the dog attacked the child and her grandmother but an investigation is under way.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6222319.stm

A five-year-old girl was mauled to death by a dog in her family home on Merseyside early this morning. Ellie Lawrenson suffered fatal injuries when she was attacked by what was believed to be a pit bull terrier at her house in Eccleston, St Helens.

She died at the scene, Merseyside police said.

The dog also attacked a woman, thought to be the girl's grandmother, who is being treated for serious injuries in hospital. Despite her injuries, the woman managed to shut the dog in a run outside the house.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1980981,00.html
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What a waste of a life and a dog, why do people even think about having such dangerous dogs near children, not only did it attack the child it attacked a woman aswell, I think there should be a need for a licence for any dog.

only 4 months ago we had this
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17630830
 
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So the dog was classed as a dangerous dog under theDangerous Dogs Act of 1991 yet it was left with a old woman and a young child on new years eve with fireworks going off outside.

I hope the childs parents are happy.
 
reports now say it happend in the family home so I presume the grandma was looking after the child and the dog and the parents where out getting drunk.
 
Detectives understand Ellie's parents were not in the house at the time of the attack.

Police believe Ellie's parents went out to celebrate New Year's Eve, leaving Ellie with her grandmother and when they returned, Ellie asked to stay there.

They are then thought to have left the property about 3.40am, shortly before the attack.

According to police, Ellie's uncle - who is thought to own the dog - was not at home when the attack happened.
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The attacked happend at the uncles house.

So its suppose to be her uncles dog and her uncle was not supervising the dog, if he is allowed the dog as a guard dog for work he is going to do time as he should have been with the dog at all times.

Ignorance is bliss.

A person shall not use or permit the use of a guard dog at any premises unless a person ('the handler') who is capable of controlling the dog is present on the premises and the dog is under the control of the handler at all times while it is secured so that it is not at liberty to go freely about the premises.
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I would never let my child near a dog unless I am there, I dont care what dog it is if they attack you need to be there to safe the child from certain death, a dog which was a cross of a st bernard went for a child in the street and it only had chance to bite her face a tiny bit, the owners wife and the childs grandma was there to stop it attacking her anymore, the dog was put down and it just caused so many problems in the street with friendship.

I dont care if the dog has been round 100s of children and is soft as a brush, they cannot be trusted.
 
On sky news, a reporter in the area said that a neighbour in the street said she complained to the council about the dog because it had been causing problems in the street and nothing was done about it.

Also the dog hasnt been confirmed as what type of breed it is.
 
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