A four-year-old girl has died after reports of a dog attack in Milton Keynes, police say.
A four-year-old girl has died after reports of a dog attack in Milton Keynes, police have said.
Officers were called to a house shortly after 17:00 GMT after a report a dog had attacked a child in the back garden of a property in Netherfield.
Shortly afterwards, it was confirmed a child had died at the property, Thames Valley police said.
No arrests have been made, and the dog has been humanely destroyed. Police have called it a “tragic incident”.
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