A 17-year-month old girl who died after being mauled by a dog at home in Merseyside has been named as Bella-Rae Birch.
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the tragic incident on Bidston Avenue in Blackbrook, St Helens, at around 3.50pm yesterday (Monday). The tot was taken to hospital.
She sadly died of her injuries. Police said the 'absolutely devastated' family had only bought the dog a week ago.