Brave dad fought off 'XL Bully' when it attacked daughter, 12, as she got out of car

The girl's mum warned successful a connection aft her girl was mauled that owners should ever support their dogs connected a leash, and that "smaller children wouldn't person had a chance"

A brave dada fought disconnected what is believed to person been an XL bully erstwhile it mauled his girl arsenic she exited his car.

The unnamed 12-year-old miss was hospitalised pursuing the "distressing incident" successful Brynmawr, Wales, connected Monday and suffered life-changing injuries aft the canine "came retired of the blue" and descended connected her successful a "split second". The miss was brutally attacked connected her limb and back, and is awaiting tegument grafts.

In an update pursuing the mauling astatine successful Brynmawr, the victim's parent told however the girl's begetter managed to get connected apical of the canine and clasp it down portion they waited for constabulary to arrive. She said the canine - which she believes was an XL Bully - was not connected a leash erstwhile the onslaught took place, and called connected owners to registry their pets.

She told Wales Online : "My girl had conscionable got retired of the car with her dada erstwhile the canine came retired of the blue. I was astatine location and a neighbour came to archer maine thing had happened. My girl is going to beryllium scarred physically and mentally for life, a fewer inches higher oregon a mates of millimetres deeper she would beryllium dead.

"I americium a canine proprietor myself and can't fathom however radical person specified a blatant disregard for life. I conscionable privation others to realise that they request to beryllium responsible. I besides privation radical who fto their kids retired to marque definite they archer them to beryllium other alert of their surroundings arsenic this happened successful a divided 2nd and with an big around.

"Smaller children wouldn't person had a chance." Gwent Police confirmed earlier this week that officers were called to an code successful Brynmawr astatine astir 5.50pm connected Monday, and that the canine was seized and destroyed pursuing the attack. They arrested 2 radical - a 37-year-old antheral and a 42-year-old pistillate - some from the Brynmawr area, connected suspicion of owning oregon possessing a canine bred for warring and owning oregon possessing a canine dangerously retired of control.

Gwent Superintendent John Davies said: "This was a distressing incidental for those involved. I would similar to reassure the section assemblage determination is nary further hazard to the public. It is imaginable that you whitethorn spot ongoing constabulary enactment successful Nantyglo arsenic portion of this work. If you person concerns oregon information, delight halt and speech with us. "

Anyone who whitethorn person accusation concerning the incidental tin taxable a study connected the service's website, nonstop connection them connected societal media, oregon telephone them connected 101, quoting notation 2400334368. Alternatively, you tin interaction Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.