A 13 year old girl has been seriously injured and is in hospital needing surgery after she was bitten on the face by a dog at the weekend.
Police are now trying to trace a dog owner who left the scene with the animal after it bit the girl in the while walking in a field.
The teenager was left with serious facial injuries and will need reconstructive surgery following the horrific attack, doctors have said.
The girl was out with family when the attack took place on Sunday 26 June, at around 3pm, in a field in the town of Letchworth.
As the girl entered the field with her mother, a black Staffordshire bull terrier, which was off the lead, approached her.
The dog jumped up at the girl’s face and bit her nose.
The girl is now in hospital being treated for serious facial injuries, which will require reconstructive surgery.
Police are now hunting for the owner after he and his animal left the scene, a field between Webb Close and Kyrkeby in Letchworth.
The dog owner is described as a white man with red messy hair. He was wearing a light blue t-shirt and dark shorts. He left the scene with the dog and officers are now trying to trace him.
Detective Sergeant Michael Ball who is leading the investigation said it’s believed the man and his dog are well known in the area and officers are appealing to anyone who saw the incident or who knows who the owner is, to get in touch as soon as possible.
