XL Bully attack leaves Scots schoolboy with life-changing injuries

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A five-year-old boy has been left with life-changing injuries after he was attacked by an XL Bully. Little Teddy Kerr has had to have his face reconstructed after the beast tore into his head and body at a house in Paisley.The dog was destroyed after the brutal mauling at an address on Greenbank Drive in the town on Sunday, November 3.

Teddy had been visiting family friends with his mum, Chelsey, 32, and sisters, Brooke, 10 and Taylor, 9, when the horror incident unfolded.

His helpless loved ones watched on as the mutt turned on Teddy and ripped into his back before pinning him down and locking its jaws into his cheek.The schoolboy was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) as blood poured from his wounds.

He is now being cared for at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and has received over 100 stitches to his face. Teddy's gran Marion Hanratty told the Record: "I thought I was going to lose my grandson. "The dog's teeth punctured through his back and the bites were inches away from puncturing his lungs.