{"id":66539,"date":"2025-05-01T20:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/66539\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T20:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:08:10","slug":"girl-2-and-boy-3-seriously-injured-in-dog-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/66539\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl, 2, and boy, 3, seriously injured in dog attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An 18-year-old woman was also injured in the attack<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1_Johnson-RoadJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Police at the scene on Johnson Road, Prescot this afternoon\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police at the scene on Johnson Road, Prescot this afternoon(Image: Submitted)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A two-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy have suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a dog. At around 4pm this afternoon (Thursday, May 1), it was reported a girl and boy, aged two and three, and an 18-year-old woman were injured after being attacked by a dog inside a property on Johnson Avenue, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/prescot\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Prescot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Emergency services, including <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police <\/a>and North West Ambulance Service, attended the scene and the two children were taken to hospital for treatment of serious leg and arm injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Photos show multiple police vehicles and ambulances at the scene this afternoon. Merseyside Police said the dog was seized at the property and enquiries are ongoing to establish the breed and identity its owner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Chief Inspector Phil Thompson said: \u201cThis is a shocking incident that has resulted in two toddlers being taken to hospital with serious leg and arm injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe are in the very early stages of investigating this incident and the dog has been seized at the home. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the breed of the dog and identify the owner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cAs part of the investigation, officers remain at the scene to carry out witness and CCTV enquiries. If you have any information that could help our investigation, please get in touch as a matter of urgency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you have any information about this incident, you can DM @MerPolCC on social media or call 101, quoting log number 729 of 1st May. 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