A baby girl in is hospital after being attacked by her grandfather's dog.
The baby was bitten on the head by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier at a house on Mynydd Isa in Flintshire at around 4.30pm on Saturday.
She was flown to Alder Hey in Liverpool, which specialises in treating children, where she is currently receiving treatment.
The grandad, who did not want to be named, spoke to North Wales Live to confirm some of the details behind the horrifying incident.
Speaking outside the the property where the attack happened, he said: "The baby was playing in the back room when she banged her finger and screamed.
"The dog then bit her on the head."
He said: "She is going for a scan today. She has been playing with toys at the hospital and she is going to need care over quite a bit of time."
The man said his dog, called Duke, would be put down. He said: "I have signed the dog over. It is going to be destroyed."
He went on to thank the emergency services for their response.
A North Wales Police spokesman said: "North Wales Police and the air ambulance were called to a property at Mynydd Isa at around 4.45pm (Saturday, August 31) following an incident involving a dog attack.
"Police are carrying out house to house enquiries in the area."
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 4.30pm and a casualty was airlifted to Alder Hey Hospital."
