Pet Dog Mauls 2-Year-Old Girl, Viciously Bites Toddler's Face

A dog mauled a 2-year-old girl at a suburban Melbourne home in Australia. According to local media reports, the incident took place at a Rennie Street property in Coburg on Friday afternoon.

The girl was bitten in the face and suffered facial injuries, doctors said. After being attacked, the girl was rushed to the Royal Children's Hospital. A hospital spokeswoman confirmed the toddler was in a stable condition. Police were investigating the attack and didn't specify the breed of dog. The fate of the dog also remains unclear.

Police have also not given details about the owner of the dog. The latest attack follows two maulings in Melbourne last month.

In one incident, a 61-year-old man, identified as Leo Biancofiore, was killed when he was attacked by his son's American Staffordshire terrier at his Mill Park home. The incident also left his wife with serious injuries.

The couple’s nephew told the Herald Sun that the victim's son, Mark, was devastated.

“We want to let (his mother Donata) recover and give my little cousin a bit of space because he’s pretty distraught,” he said. “My uncle loved the dog. The dog loved my uncle. The dog was never aggressive.” One witness told the Herald Sun that during the attack, “the dog was going nuts.”

In another incident, two days later, an 11-year-old boy was bitten on the face by a Doberman in a Cairnlea backyard.