Cannock dog attack: Arrest after boy seriously injured

The boy, a girl and a woman were attacked by the dog in Brook Vale, Cannock

A woman has been arrested after an eight-year-old boy suffered facial injuries in a dog attack in Cannock.

The boy, a six-year-old girl and a woman, 35, were attacked in Brook Vale, in the Staffordshire town, at about 12:40 GMT on Saturday.

The boy remains in a critical but stable condition, police said.

A 51-year-old woman, from Cannock, has been arrested on suspicion of owning a dog dangerously out of control causing injury.

Detectives said she had been bailed while their investigation continued.

The other two victims are receiving treatment for arm injuries.