A horrific incident unfolded in Bootle, Merseyside, on Saturday, February 10, when an eight-year-old boy was viciously attacked by an ‘XL Bully’ dog while playing outside near Wadham Road. The boy sustained serious head wounds and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
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Merseyside Police responded promptly to the scene following the attack, which occurred at approximately 5:20 pm. The dog, believed to be an ‘XL Bully,’ was seized by authorities at the address, and a man, aged 30, and a woman, aged 49, were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury.