Article: Five-year-old savaged by Bull Mastiff dog.

A five-year-old Midland girl was airlifted to hospital after she was savaged by a dog in a back garden.

The youngster, who has not been named, suffered a suspected punctured lung in the attack by a young Bull Mastiff cross.

The incident happened as the girl played with a friend in Rocester, near Uttoxeter, Staffs, yesterday afternoon. She was airlifted to North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, where she is now recovering.

Police said the dog had been destroyed.

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