Boy, 4, cries 'get the dog away from me' in his sleep after XL Bully attack left him with 'catastrophic facial injuries'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe mother of a young boy mauled by an XL Bully dog said 'I wish it was me' after he was left with 'life-changing injuries.' The four-year-old continues to suffer 'both psychologically and physically' after being viciously attacked by the dog called Nola, a court heard.
The dog was staying at the then home of Stacey Smith, 32 when it savaged the boy, who cannot be named due to a court order, in the front garden of the house. READ MORE: Tragic first picture of schoolgirl killed in horror motorway crash which left driver dead and dozens injured READ MORE: Heartbroken mum pays emotional tribute to son with a 'beautiful soul' after sudden death Nola belonged to her partner at the time and had been at her home for 10 days prior to the 'appalling' incident on August 13, last year, the Liverpool Echo reports.
In a moving victim impact statement read to Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, September 28, the boy's mum, who also can't be named, said her son "won't have a normal childhood" because of the attack.
The statement, which was read to the court by prosecuting barrister Helen Chenery, said: "He cries out in his sleep, 'Get the dog away from me'.
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