Overview

• The attack occurred on May 1, 2025, in the back garden of a home on Johnson Avenue, Prescot, leaving two boys, aged two and three, with serious leg and arm injuries.
• An 18-year-old woman also sustained a minor arm injury during the incident, which unfolded while the children were playing outside.
• The dog, a six-month-old American bulldog named Oakley, had been with the family since it was a puppy and reportedly showed no prior signs of aggression.
• Neighbours intervened to rescue the children, prising the dog’s jaws open and preventing further harm; police later seized the animal for humane destruction.
• Merseyside Police are conducting ongoing investigations to confirm the dog’s breed, identify the owner, and gather witness statements and CCTV footage.