Dog Attack: Young Girl Dies After Being Bitten

A four-year-old girl has died after being bitten by a dog at her home in Leicestershire.

The victim, who has been named as Lexi Hudson, was taken by air ambulance to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham where doctors were unable to save her.

Police were called to a flat in the quiet cul-de-sac of Rowena Court in Mountsorrel, a village between Leicester and Loughborough, just after noon on Tuesday.

It is not known if this was the dog that attacked Lexi

A spokesman said the dog involved was believed to be the family pet.

Neighbours said the animal was a rescue dog and had only been with the family for a few weeks, it was reported.

They described Lexi as a friendly girl who played outside her home and was often seen with quite a large dog, which potentially could be a French Mastiff.

Lexi lived in a flat with her mother Jodi Hudson and they had been there for about a year, neighbours added.

Lexi was described as always having a smile on her face

Police did not say what breed the dog was. It is not thought the animal was of one of the four breeds banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

The dog died shortly after the attack but police did not say how.

Arthur Nash, who lives in Rowena Court, said: "Everybody is in shock at the moment with Lexi dying.

"When I saw an ambulance pull up I thought it was an old lady on the court who had had a heart attack, and then the neighbour came up and said she had been killed by the dog. We're in shock."

The attack happened at Rowena Court, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "We've seen all the activity today and I've just had a phone call from one of the neighbours to say she's died.

"The police have been and then the ambulance came and we heard.

"I always say hello when I pass, and the little girl used to play outside - she used to say hello when she was playing. It is just such a shock, such a sad shock."

Glennis Goddard, who has lived in the road for 27 years, said: "She was very happy, everything was fun - as it is when you're a four-year-old.

"You've only got to look at her and she'd got a big smile on her face."

Melanie Wright, a spokeswoman for East Midlands Ambulance, said handlers were being given support after responding to the "very distressing" 999 call.

She said: "The child was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham where, tragically, she has since died."

In September 2006 a five-month-old girl, Cadey-Lee Deacon, died after being savaged by two rottweiler dogs guarding a pub in nearby Leicester.

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