Sheffield dog attack: Girl, 7, taken to hospital after police called to East Bank Road, Arbourthorne

A seven-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after she was attacked by a dog, believed to be an XL Bully, on a Sheffield street.

Police said they were called to East Bank Road in Arbourthorne, Sheffield, to reports of a dog attack in the street last night, Thursday, May 9, at 9.05pm.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson told The Star: “We attended the scene, with one of our officers managing to restrain the dog by its collar.

“The dog, which is believed to be an XL Bully, was seized and taken to kennels.

“The girl, who is seven years old, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where she remains at this time.

“The owner of the dog has since been located and enquiries are ongoing.”

‘I pulled the dog off the little girl’

One woman, who asked not to be named, said she had been heading to a Chinese takeaway on the street when the incident happened, and she had pulled the dog off the girl.

“The police arrived after the incident. I had allready pulled the dog off the little girl and had the dog restrained by the collar for about 15-20 minutes by the time the police arrived,” she told The Star.

She also praised a teenage boy who she said had helped to get the dog off the girl and then phoned the police.

The East Bank Road dog attack happened on the same evening a young girl was mauled by a family pet, believed to be a Pocket Bully, in Maltby, Rotherham.