AN EIGHT-year-old girl suffered horrific bite wounds to her face after she was attack by a mystery dog while playing in her gran’s garden.
Animal-loving Kayla Watson was rushed to hospital after the “scruffy” dog ran up unprovoked and clamped its jaws around her cheek.
Her mum Jade O’Hara told how Kayla tried to “shoo” the animal away before it ferociously attacked her.
Kayla was left covered in blood and screaming in terror during the school holiday attack.
She was taken to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny for treatment.
Jade said: “It all happened so quickly and as a mum it was a nightmare, I was so scared.
“My daughter loves all pets, but is particularly obsessed with dogs, so it wasn’t unusual for her to want to pet a dog, particularly as we have a really sweet baby of a dog at home that adores her.
“She was just playing outside and then I saw this black and white scruffy type dog just come out of nowhere and start barking incessantly at her.
“When she went to shoo it away, it latched itself onto her cheek and wouldn’t let go.
“I immediately ran over to them and tried to get the dog off her. I eventually had to kick the dog to make it get off.
“It all happened so fast and I was so scared. We’ve never experienced anything like that with dogs before. I found Kayla on the floor, screaming, holding her cheek.
“I originally thought it had got her eye or another part of her face, but when I managed to get Kayla to take her hand away, there was blood running all down her cheek and it was going everywhere.
“There was even a toothmark of about half a centimetre.”
A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: “We received a report of a dog attack at around 3.20pm on Saturday 26 July.
“It was reported that a medium sized black dog – potentially a stray or lost – bit an eight-year-old girl in Queens Square, Tredegar between 1.30pm and 1.45pm that day.
“The girl was taken to hospital for treatment.
“Enquiries are ongoing to identify the owner of the dog and anyone with information is asked to contact us quoting log reference 2500238460.”
