Woman arrested after two young children attacked by dog in Cannock
A woman has been arrested after two young children were attacked by a dog in Cannock as one child remains "critical" but stable in hospital.
The children and a woman were bitten by a dog on The Ridings, a residential road off Brook Vale, on Saturday lunchtime at 12.40pm.
The eight-year-old boy suffered a "serious facial injury" and remains in a critical but stable condition at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
The six-year-old girl and a 35-year-old woman are still receiving treatment for their arm injuries, a spokesman for Staffordshire Police said.
Now a 51-year-old woman, from Cannock, has been arrested on suspicion of owning a dog dangerously out of control causing injury. She has been granted conditional police bail while enquiries continue, the police said.
Enquiries are ongoing and witnesses are asked to contact Staffordshire Police on Facebook or Twitter or call 101 quoting incident number 360 of March 26.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
*Neighbours had initially told the Express & Star they believed the dog belonged to the family, but the family says this is not the case. We are happy to clarify this and are sorry for any distress caused.
