Child attacked by pit bull type dogs

A nine-year-old girl has suffered bite injuries to her arm after being mauled by two pit bull type dogs in Londonderry.

Danille McAllister was attacked in the driveway of her house at Gelvin Gardens in the Waterside at around 4.30pm on Monday.

The child was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital for injuries. The city dog warden has been told of the incident but as yet it is unclear what happened to the two animals that attacked her.

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