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18-month-old Ophelia Rozic was trying to give a dog a kiss after she was allegedly told the dog was safe to pet.
The little girl was with her heavily pregnant mother at a garage near their home in Derbyshire, UK last week.
31-yr-old Miss Rozic saw a man waiting with a red pointer and asked whether it was safe to approach. She said the man allegedly gave her permission and the dog attacked the little girl into her face.
According to the Daily Mail, she said:
‘My daughter absolutely loves dogs – we have a French bulldog at home – I approached the gentleman to ask if his dog was friendly and he said yes.
‘She stroked the dog and it bit her face twice. She went to give is a kiss and it just went for her.
‘The owner just stood there, he didn’t do anything. I’m heavily pregnant and I had to prise my daughter from the dog.
‘He took the dog away, saying he was just going to put him in the car, but he never came back. I can’t believe he just left.
‘Ophelia’s had to go back into hospital because the wounds became infected, she was on a drip with antibiotics.
‘She came home from hospital on Wednesday and the surgeon thinks she might need to come back to have some work done on her cheek.
‘He’s just waiting to see how it heals.’
She continued: ‘The police’s response has been disgusting.
‘The attack happened at 11.30am and they didn’t turn up until 8pm and even now they have failed to even interview the dog owner.
“She stroked the dog twice but it ‘went for her’ when she tried to kiss it”
‘I saw police had shot dead an out-of-control dog in another part of the country but this one is being allowed to run around to potentially do this to another child.
‘All they sent was one PCSO and then I was told I would need to go to the headquarters to make a a complaint.
‘But I’m heavily pregnant and due to have a Caesarean in eight weeks and all this is hanging over me now.
‘My daughter is still not right and she is very wary of our dog now. It’s been horrible -its every parent’s worst nightmare.’