A baby girl is fighting for her life in hospital after being bitten by an ‘XL Bully-type’ dog in Kent. The eight-month-old baby was attacked in the town of Hawkinge, at around 2.30pm yesterday. Police and emergency services swooped in at the scene of the incident at Siskin Close shortly after.

Two people arrested in connection with the mauling in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, on Wednesday have been bailed - while the baby girl remains in a serious condition

Two people have been bailed after an eight-month-old baby was seriously injured by a dog in Kent. Police were called to Siskin Close in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, at about 14:25 GMT on Wednesday following a report that an infant had been bitten by a dog,

Officers were called to Siskin Close in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, at 2.23pm on Wednesday after a report the eight-month-old had been bitten by a dog.

Police have arrested an 18-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control