Sydney toddler mauled by two American bulldogs in park

This is the momet two dogs that mauled a two-year-old girl’s face rampaged through a Sydney park.

The girl suffered puncture wounds to her face and ears after being mauled by two American bulldogs on Friday.

Video footage shows the young girl being pushed into the park in a pram by her mother.

The horrific moment when two American bulldogs attacked a two-year-old girl in Turella Reserve in Sydney’s south has been caught on camera 

As they get further on their walk the toddler wanted to play by the water in Turella Reserve in Sydney’s south and so she was out of her pram.

The two American bulldogs then race towards the mother and daughter – the dogs were off the lead. 

Both dogs head straight for the young girl. 

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The child’s mother began screaming and tried to keep her away from the dog by holding her up in the air. 

The owner of the animals can be seen attempting to restrain them as other people run to help.  

Emergency services were called on Monday around 11am.  

She was bleeding from the bite wounds to her face and was assessed and treated by paramedics at the scene before being transported to St George Hospital, in Kogarah.

The young girl was then taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital in a stable condition.

Mario Bogdanyi (pictured), a witness said: 'I saw two bulldogs jump up, trying to grab their baby and I sort of went over there to stop it, and rang the ambulance'

Mario Bogdanyi (pictured), a witness said: ‘I saw two bulldogs jump up, trying to grab their baby and I sort of went over there to stop it, and rang the ambulance’

Mario Bogdanyi, a witness, told 9News: ‘I saw two bulldogs jump up, trying to grab their baby and I sort of went over there to stop it, and rang the ambulance.

‘I’ve got kids so you don’t want to see that.’ 

A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance Service told Daily Mail Australia that when paramedics arrived on the scene the toddler’s injuries were quite severe.

The spokesperson confirmed once they had attended to the girl, however, the situation ‘wasn’t that serious’. 

The dogs have been taken by council. 

Dog attacks should be reported to the local government as soon as possible or to the police.

A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance Service told Daily Mail Australia that when paramedics arrived on the scene the toddler's injuries were quite severe 

A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance Service told Daily Mail Australia that when paramedics arrived on the scene the toddler’s injuries were quite severe 



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