Police have issued a serious replace after an XL Bully mauled a child woman in Kent.

The teenager, aged simply eight months previous, stays in a critical situation following the canine assault in Hawkinge, close to Folkestone, Kent, on Wednesday.

Kent Police mentioned in an replace issued on Friday that an 18-year-old man and a 76-year-old girl, who had been arrested on suspicion of being accountable for a canine dangerously uncontrolled, have been bailed.

The incident occurred on Siskin Shut, with police arriving at 2.23pm on Wednesday following experiences of the assault believed to have been carried out by an XL Bully.

The younger woman was swiftly airlifted to a London hostpital after ambulance crews assessed the scenario.

Since February of this yr, it has been unlawful to personal an XL Bully in England and Wales except it has an exemption certificates. The canine should even be neutered, microchipped, and muzzled in public.

At present, it’s unclear if the canine concerned on this assault complied with the rules because the investigation is ongoing, however it has been put down.

It has additionally emerged that police requested to place down the exact same canine final yr. Officers seized the animal from Siskin Shut in November 2023 after it bit its proprietor’s finger.

A police assertion learn: “Kent Police seized an XL Bully canine from Siskin Shut in Hawkinge in November 2023 following a report that its proprietor had been bitten on the finger which brought on minor damage.

“The proprietor was requested to voluntarily give up the canine to officers for destruction, however declined to take action. There have been no authorized grounds for officers to retain the canine within the circumstances, however the proprietor was requested to agree to just accept the situations of a police order, which included retaining the canine safe and supervised.”

A spokesperson beforehand mentioned: “Kent Police was known as at 2:23pm on Wednesday to a report that an toddler had been bitten by a canine inside a property on Siskin Shut, Hawkinge close to Folkestone.

“Officers attended together with South East Coast Ambulance Service and an eight month previous woman was airlifted to a London hospital the place she stays in a critical situation.

“The canine was seized and destroyed. An 18-year-old man and a 76-year-old girl had been arrested on suspicion of being accountable for a canine dangerously uncontrolled. They continue to be in custody whereas enquiries proceed.”