A THREE-year-old girl was lucky not to be left “completely blind” after allegedly being bitten in the face by a dog at a Starbucks, her mum claims.
Armarni Babb said her little daughter Maliea-Kye was attacked by an out-of-control Border Collie at the shop in Muswell Hill, North – with the pet lunging out from under a table.
Armarni Babb’s daughter Maliea-Kay was left with bleeding cuts below her eye
Armarni says Maliea-Kay is now petrified of all animals
Armarni claims the border collie bit her daughter’s face (stock image)
Photos show bleeding bite marks just below the tot’s left eye, and doctors said any higher and she would’ve lost her sight, the mum claims.
She said they also warned the child may be left permanently scarred due to the injuries.
Armarni has spent more than a year pressuring the Met to take action against the owner in her fight for justice.
The attack happened on August 9 2024, with Maliea-Kye going over to speak to some family friends sitting at a table while her mum ordered drinks at the till.
However, as she did, the dog allegedly emerged from under another table and pounced.
Armarni, 26, told The Sun: “Suddenly I heard my daughter scream.
“She then cried out to me ‘Mummy, I don’t like that dog. That dog bit me in the face.’”
She said the large border collie was apparently being looked after by a neighbour of its owner, who denied there had been an attack.
They allegedly claimed the child was lying and had actually “fallen on the floor”.
student Armarni said: “You could see the lacerations from the dog’s on her face.
“I was angry and started panicking.”
She described how she dialled 999 while staff put ice on her daughter’s face.
Police arrived at the scene and seized the dog – as well as watching CCTV footage of the incident, but failed to collect it as evidence, she claims.
Armarni believes the “proper protocols” were not followed, with The Sun having since seen an email from the Met’s Muswell Hill Neighbourhood Policing team confirming: “This case is to be concluded as No Further Action (NFA).”
The email added: “I can confirm that there was no CCTV recorded on the case file.”
Maliea-Kye was treated at Whittington Hospital and given a vaccination to protect her from contracting tetanus.
Doctors also advised Armarni to apply to the scars.
The mum is worried about the psychological impact of the attack on her daughter.
She said the tot used to be an animal lover but is now afraid of and gets upset if she sees them on the street.
Last year, Armarni’s family XL Bully, with no of violence, was put to , as per the ban of the breed under the amended Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
She posted about the attack on and said a dog specialist messaged her to say border collies are “known to bite children” if they get “overstimulated”, particularly in busy settings.
They were originally bred for herding sheep in the countryside.
According to Starbucks’ guidelines, dogs are not allowed in its stores across the UK unless they are for assistance purposes.
However, this is generally at the discretion of the individual store manager.
In her video, Armarni said: “I’m not going to stop until my baby gets the justice she deserves.”
She is currently considering pursuing a civil case against the dog owner, but says this has been hampered by refusing to provide the incident footage to her.
The Met Police did not wish to comment further when approached by The Sun.
We have also reached out to Starbucks.
Doctors said a centimetre higher and Maliea-Kay could’ve been blinded 
