Baby girl airlifted to hospital after being bitten by XL Bully in vicious attack with two arrested
A BABY girl is fighting for her life in hospital after a horror XL Bully attack.
The eight-month-old tot was airlifted from a property in Siskin Close, Hawkinge, Kent yesterday.
Emergency services rushed to the scene at just after 2.30pm.
The infant remains in serious condition at a London hospital.
Cops have since arrested an 18-year-old man and 76-year-old woman on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control.
They remain in custody.
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The force also confirmed the dog, which was seized and destroyed, was a registered XL Bully breed type.
Forensics officers were scene at the cordoned off home yesterday evening.
A Kent Police spokesperson said: "Kent Police was called at 2.23pm on Wednesday 11 December, to a report that an infant had been bitten by a dog inside a property on Siskin Close, Hawkinge near Folkestone.
"Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and an eight month old girl was airlifted to a London hospital where she remains in a serious condition.
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"The dog was seized and destroyed. An 18-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. They remain in custody while enquiries continue.
"Officers will remain in the area while enquiries are carried out and to provide reassurance to the local community."
Which dog breeds are banned in the UK?
THERE are specific regulations in place that prohibit certain dog breeds from being owned or bred in the UK.
So what are the illegal dogs in the UK and why are they illegal? Here's what we know.
Which dog breeds are illegal in the UK?
People tend to think of large, vicious dogs when they imagine being bitten by one.
But the truth is that many types of dogs are known to bite humans, whether provoked or not.
However, it's important to remember that just because a breed tends to bite humans, that doesn't mean that they all do.
British law determines five breeds of dog are illegal to own, breed, sell or give away.
These are an XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasileiro.
