An 8 year old boy from Staffordshire suffered serious facial injuries and

An 8-year-old boy from Staffordshire suffered serious facial injuries and a 6-year-old girl is in hospital after being attacked by a dog.

An eight-year-old boy suffered serious facial injuries, and a six-year-old girl is in hospital with a wound to her hand after being attacked by a dog.

  • A boy, aged 6, and a girl, aged 8, are currently in Birmingham Children’s Hospital following the attack.
  • The woman was also attacked by a dog, but she did not need hospitalization
  • All three were injured after being bitten by a dog at 12:40 today.

Today, an eight-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl were attacked by a dog.

The boy suffered facial injuries while the girl was being treated for a hand injury at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The woman was also bitten by a dog and injured her hand, but did not need hospitalization.

Staffordshire Police are investigating how a woman and two children were bitten by a dog in Cannock.

Staffordshire Police are investigating how a woman and two children were bitten by a dog in Cannock.  Photo: Where the Brook Vale Attack Happened

Staffordshire Police are investigating how a woman and two children were bitten by a dog in Cannock. Photo: Where the Brook Vale Attack Happened

All three were injured in an attack at 12:40 pm today in Brook Vale, pictured.

All three were injured in an attack at 12:40 pm today in Brook Vale, pictured.

All three were injured in an attack today at 12:40 pm in Brook Vale.

A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “Police were called at 12:40 this afternoon and told that a woman, a boy and a girl were injured after being bitten by a dog in Brook Vale.”

Anyone with information is urged to contact the police, citing Incident Number 360 of March 26, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.