An eight-month-old girl is in a serious condition after being attacked by a dog and airlifted to hospital.
The animal has been seized and destroyed and is believed to be a registered XL bully type.
The attack happened at around 2pm on Wednesday inside a property on Siskin Close in Hawkinge, near Folkestone in Kent.
“Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and an eight-month-old girl was airlifted to a London hospital where she remains in a serious condition,” said Kent Police.
An 18-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control.
Kent Police said they were still in custody and officers would remain in the area as investigations continue.
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