A teacher whose Cane Corso bit a baby sitting outside their home has been fined and ordered to muzzle her dog outdoors.

The child was left with several puncture wounds to the back and right arm, which are expected to leave permanent scars after the attack in Longton.

Lucy Bamber, 26, was walking her two dogs on leads when her Cane Corso Hugo bit the baby who was on the driveway of their home on March 2.

April Lamai, mitigating, told North Staffordshire Justice Centre that Bamber is 'remorseful' and 'willing to do everything in her power to prevent this from ever happening again.'

The court was told Bamber was fully cooperative with police and the victim's family and has no previous convictions, reprimands or cautions and is of positive good character.