Overview

• Antonio Quinn was attacked on Thwaites Road while playing in a neighbour’s garden, sustaining multiple bites to his face and leg.
• He was rushed to Manchester Children’s Hospital where surgeons completed a three-hour operation to repair his wounds, which are not life-threatening.
• Lancashire Constabulary has confiscated two animals identified as a Staffordshire Bull Terrier type and a Pocket Bully type.
• The dogs’ owner has been located under log 0603 of May 26 and is due to be interviewed by police.
• Officers are urging anyone with CCTV from Bank Holiday Monday to contact them to help piece together the circumstances of the attack.