A six-year-old Limerick schoolgirl is recovering in hospital after being savagely attacked by a dog.
The girl from Lynwood Park in the city received 17 stitches to her face after she was attacked by a American Akita.
The girl was playing on a green area in Lynwood Park at about 6.30pm on Wednesday when she was attacked by the animal.
The dog, which was 12-years-old, was owned by a family on nearby St Patrick’s Road. The six-year-old suffered extensive wounds to her face and body, lacerations on her forehead and required 17 stitches.
She was taken to University Hospital Limerick, where she is still recovering from her ordeal.
Gardaí from Henry Street, assisted by the Limerick dog warden, rounded up the dog.
The animal has been destroyed.
Investigations are continuing and a file is being prepared for the DPP.