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Toddler, 3, horrifically mauled by cockapoo had her ‘arm ripped open' as dad ‘held her skin together'

Toddler, 3, horrifically mauled by cockapoo had her ‘arm ripped open' as dad ‘held her skin together'

The Irish Sun20-06-2025
A THREE-year-old girl has been mauled by a cockapoo in a vicious attack that saw the child's arm ripped open by the designer dog.
The young girl, Bunnie, was
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Bunnie had to undergo plastic surgery to repair her arm
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The attack left the three-year-old with brutal wounds
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Bunnie's father, Rowen Skinley, witnessed the
Rowen was walking his three children to school when the cockapoo lunged at his daughter.
She suffered
Bunnie underwent plastic surgery after being rushed to hospital with surgeons attempting to stitch her torn skin back together.
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Kent Police have confirmed they are
Dad Rowan recalled having to "hold the skin on [Bunnie's] arm together" while she waited for treatment.
According to reports Bunnie was attacked by a small sandy-coloured
Rowan said: "It happened parallel to the school on the main road. I was just walking home after the school run.
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"The path is quite narrow, and a woman was walking her dog on the actual road itself.
"Then, out of nowhere, the
Girl, 10, mauled by next-door neighbour's Chow Chow before dog RETURNED to owners leaving family 'petrified'
"The owner managed to pull the dog off, but when she did that, it
"I was so shocked. All I had to stop the bleeding was my hands. I had to basically hold her skin together."
Witnesses to the vicious attack rushed over to help rowan and Bunnie but the owner of the dog quickly left the scene.
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Bunnie was rushed to hospital after the attack
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She has now had several x-rays and plastic surgery
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Rowen said: "People who saw what happened came over and said that my daughter hadn't even put her hand out to the
"The woman just disappeared. She didn't leave any details or anything."
He added: "She's doing well now. She's just a bit shaken and keeps talking about how
"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
Bunnie was rushed to Medway Maritime Hospital and then transferred to St Thomas' in Westminster on the morning of June 18.
She had several X-rays to ensure the puncture hadn't hit her bone, before undergoing
Bunnie will have to go back to the hospital within a week for a check-up, and to assess whether she will need further work done.
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THERE are specific regulations in place that prohibit certain dog breeds from being owned or bred in the UK.
So what are the
Which dog breeds are illegal in the UK?
People tend to think of large, vicious dogs when they imagine being bitten by one.
But the truth is that many types of dogs are known to bite humans, whether provoked or not.
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