Woman charged after tot's arm ripped open in dog attack outside school

A woman has been charged after a toddler's arm was ripped open by a dog which attacked her outside of a primary school.

Bunnie, three, was walking home with her father and two siblings last Tuesday when the Cockapoo attacked her outside Miers Court Primary School in Rainham, Kent, at around 3.30pm.

Her father Rowen Skinley told KentOnline he had to to hold the skin on her arm together with his hands before people nearby rushed to help.

Bunnie was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital in nearby Gillingham before being transferred to St Thomas' Hospital in Westminster, London, the following morning.

There, she had several X-rays to ensure the puncture had not hit her bone, before undergoing the reconstructive surgery.