Moment girl, 10, mauled by next-door neighbour's Chow Chow – before dog is RETURNED to owners leaving family ‘petrified'
A FURIOUS mum has blasted police for giving back her neighbour's dog after it attacked her terrified daughter at her home.
Cops seized the Chow Chow dog after it chased the girl into the house, but have given it back after the neighbours made three promises.
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Hawwa-Jannat Ibrahim was attacked in her home by a Chow Chow dog
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The dog has since been returned to its owner
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Hawwa-Jannat sister, 2, witnessed the horrifying incident
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Hawwa-Jannat Ibrahim, 10, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, was collecting a parcel from her next door neighbour's house when their dog escaped and chased her.
The terrified schoolgirl ran back in to her own home, but the Chow Chow pursued her and bit her on her own living room floor.
The attack took place in front of Hawwa-Jannat's sister who was screaming.
Hawwa-Jannat had to have her wounds glued in hospital following the ordeal, and has been left scarred on her inner leg.
She struggled to climb the stairs because of the pain caused by her injuries, and was off school for two weeks.
Mum-of-three Sofia Mehrban, 37, said her daughter now struggles to sleep, and prefers to stay at her grandparents' house rather than her own home.
She said: "Any time there's a parcel or a letter, he'll bark and run about. My daughter can hear that in the house.
"She's obviously petrified of it. It's like she's in prison inside her own home.
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"My two-year-old is petrified when my front door opens or my back door, she tells everyone 'the dog's going to come in'.
"It's not fair on my children."
Sofia said she contacted police following the incident but that they'd done "absolutely nothing".
Three days after the incident, officers seized the dog from its owners.
But, 10 days later it was returned under conditions that a sign be put in front of the home, a baby gate be installed, and the owners attend a dog training course - something Sofia says isn't good enough.
She added: "I want it retrained and rehoused. If that's not an option, then I want it put down.
"Right now, it's put down or removed from next door. My daughters can't carry on living next door to a dog that's a danger to everybody, to children and animals."
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"The child had suffered non life threatening injuries.
"A statement from the victim wasn't taken and an appointment was made for the next day, due to operational commitments this was not carried out.
"The victim then came into the police station on 28 March and a crime was recorded and the investigation started.
"The dog was seized by Bradford Neighbourhood Policing Team on 1 April.
"A man voluntarily attended a police station in relation to the incident, admitted the offence of being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control and was given a conditional caution.
"Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) liaised with the dog section at West Yorkshire Police and the dog was released back to the owner along with three conditions which included: "1. Put a sign at the front of the property that displays there is a dog present.
"2. Put a working baby gate inside of the address to secure the dog from getting out.
"3. Attend a dog training course in relation to dog behaviour.
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"Several compliance checks have been made since by officers and all conditions have been met on every occasion.
"Bradford South NPT are aware of concerns within the community and are engaging with local residents in the area."
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Hawwa-Jannat was left scarred by the incident
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The ten-year-old was attacked by a Chow Chow dog (stock)
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