Girl savaged in dog attack A six-year-old girl is in hospital after part of her ear was bitten off by a dog. The child also suffered injuries to her neck and shoulder when she was mauled by the animal in a park in Chingford, Essex. Police said the unprovoked incident happened on January 21 at Pole Hill, Woodberry Way, in front of the girl's parents and her younger brother. She was taken to a hospital in Essex for surgery, where she is said to be in a "comfortable" condition. Officers and paramedics arrived at the scene soon after the attack, but the dog and the man with it had gone, the Metropolitan Police said. A spokesman said "all possible steps" were being taken to trace them. The dog is thought to be a back-and-white bull terrier.