Police are hunting for the owners of a dog which ripped apart a girl's face, leaving her scarred for life.
Nichola Jackson had to have about 60 stitches to her bottom lip, chin and mouth following the attack in Consett, County Durham.
The youngster, from South Shields, had been visiting relatives and was playing with friends when the animal clamped itself to her jaw on Sunday.
The dog is believed to be a cross between an American pit bull terrier and a Staffordshire bull terrier, white in colour with a black eye patch. It is also thought to have been pregnant.
It is the second similar attack in the region in the last few days.
Twelve-year-old Sean Young is still recovering after a Staffordshire bull terrier savaged his right arm in an attack at Coxhoe, County Durham.
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