The youngster was attacked by the Bull Mastiff-type animal (stock picture) in Liverpool.

Boy, 4, suffers life-changing injuries as he's mauled by dog in horrific attack 'at friend's house'

Plaid Cymru leader calls for MP Jonathan Edwards to resign after assaulting wife

Plaid Cymru leader calls for MP to 'resign immediately' after receiving police caution for assaulting wife

Pensioner cleared of killing baby boy, 5, due to her undiagnosed dementia

Pensioner, 75, with undiagnosed dementia cleared of causing crash that killed baby boy

Ryan Giggs denies the charges against him

'There's blood everywhere, she's in so much pain': 999 call played at Ryan Giggs trial

Lincolnshire Police released a series of photos of Lilia

'We had four corners and now one is gone': Lilia Valutyte's mother pays tribute to girl, 9, stabbed in Boston

The two attacks allegedly took place on Cheetham Hill Road.

Man, 25, arrested after two women 'raped' with one suffering 'significant injuries' in Manchester

Aine Davis was arrested at Luton Airport.

'ISIS Beatle' Aine Davis, 38, appears in UK court charged with terrorism offences

Aine Davis was arrested at Luton Airport.

'ISIS Beatle' Aine Davis charged with terror offences after arriving in UK from Turkey

HM's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke says there will 'always be a need to police social media', but officers must 'focus on what matters to communities'.

Victims of burglary being failed by police and 'not getting justice they deserve', watchdog says

Owami was last seen in Croydon

New CCTV released as police search for missing student nurse Owami Davies

Incidents took place in Tarskavaig, Teangue and Dornie

Man dies and three others injured after firearm 'discharged' in Scotland

Benjamin Mendy arriving at court

Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy denies further rape charge as trial set to start

Giggs denies the charges against him

Ryan Giggs' ex 'had dropped phone in river before police asked to examine them'

Police pulled the dog to safety by breaking a car window

Moment police officers smash car window to free Shih Tzu in sweltering heat

Police have arrested a teenage boy on suspicion of rape after a 13-year-old girl was assaulted

Girl, 13, 'raped while walking in woodland', as police arrest boy, 16, over attack

Ryan Giggs is accused of assaulting and controlling behaviour against his former girlfriend Kate Greville, 36, which he denies.

'Idolised' Ryan Giggs had 'sinister side' and 'abused woman he professed to love', court hears

Weyman Bennett of Stand up to Racism in support of a Black pupil strip-searched at school after being wrongly suspected of carrying drugs.

Met officers subjected 650 children to 'traumatising and intrusive' strip-searches

Hate-crime awareness courses scrapped over controversy

Hate-crime awareness courses scrapped over backlash after veteran arrested for LGBT swastika meme