Young Girl Dies After Being Bitten A young girl has died after being bitten by a dog at her home in Leicestershire. Police were called to a flat in the the quiet cul-de-sac of Rowena Court in Mountsorrel, a village between Leicester and Loughborough, just after noon on Tuesday. A spokesman said the dog involved was believed to be the family pet. The girl was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, where police said she has since died. A neighbour of the family, Arthur Nash, said people were "in shock." Police could not confirm the age of the young girl and did not say what breed the dog was. It is not believed the dog was of one of the four breeds banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act. The dog died shortly after the attack but police did not say how. In September 2006 a five-month-old girl, Cadey-Lee Deacon, died after being savaged by two rottweiler dogs guarding a pub in nearby Leicester.