A man's two Pitbull terriers savaged a seven-year-old girl as he and his fiancée were walking them around the boundary of his rural cricket club.
Wicketkeeper Robert Parsons, 27, faces years behind bars after the hounds slipped through their leads and pounced on the youngster as her dad was cleaning the pavillion following a children's party.
During the attack, on October 23 last year, the Pitbulls, named Reggie and Barney, grabbed the girl's leg, with one refusing to let go despite her father intervening and grabbing the animal by its mouth. READ MORE Couple who kissed on dancefloor left covered in blood after horrific 'homophobic attack during night out' The victim was rushed to hospital where she underwent surgery for her 'serious' wounds.
She also had plastic surgery and physiotherapy following the incident. Parsons, who is also an opening batsman at the picturesque Micklehurst Crickey Club in Mossley, was detained by police at the pitch side along with his 26-year old fiancée Harriet Wallace.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk