Toddler 'ripped open' by Cockapoo outside primary school as owner fled the scene
WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: Rowan Skinley was walking is kids home from school when his three-year-old daughter Bunnie was suddenly mauled by a Cockapoo.
A three year old girl has been left traumatised after a vicious dog attack outside a primary school, with the animal"ripping open" her skin.
Rowan Skinley was walking his three kids home from school when a Cockapoo suddenly lunged at his daughter Bunnie, dragging her to the ground and ripping open her arm, reports the Mirror.
The terrifying incident happened on Tuesday near Miers Court Primary School in Kent.
Despite the attack leaving the toddler with serious injuries and needing plastic surgery, the dog's owner fled the scene without offering help or leaving any contact details.
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Members of the public rushed to help Rowen and Bunnie. The three-year-old was taken to hospital.
According to dad Rowen, who says he had to "hold the skin on [Bunnie's] arm together" while she awaited treatment, the dog was a small, sandy-coloured Cockapoo. Kent Police confirmed officers are investigating.
Rowen said: "It happened parallel to the school on the main road. I was just walking home after the school run. The path is quite narrow, and a woman was walking her dog on the actual road itself.
"Then, out of nowhere, the dog just lunged for my daughter and pulled her to the floor. The owner managed to pull the dog off, but when she did that, it ripped her skin open. I was so shocked. All I had to stop the bleeding was my hands. I had to basically hold her skin together."
Rowen said: "People who saw what happened came over and said that my daughter hadn't even put her hand out to the dog. The woman just disappeared. She didn't leave any details or anything."
Bunnie was rushed to Medway Maritime Hospital and then transferred to St Thomas' in Westminster the next morning. There, she had several X-rays to ensure the puncture hadn't hit her bone, before undergoing plastic surgery.
According to her dad, Bunnie has been left shaken following the incident. She will need to return to hospital within a week for a check-up, and to assess whether she will need further work done. Rowen said: "She's doing well now. She's just a bit shaken and keeps talking about how scared she is of the dog.
"She also has a lung condition and really bad asthma so she had to be marked down as a high-risk category for sedation. It's really upsetting that the woman didn't stop because it makes you fear for the safety of other kids."
A Kent Police spokesperson confirmed an investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information that could assist officers' inquiries, including CCTV or doorbell footage, should contact police on 01634 792209, quoting 46/102876/25.
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