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'My three-year-old niece was attacked by five dogs'

Powers introduced to curb dog attacks are not being used by the authorities, our Freedom of Information request suggests.

More than 75% of councils that responded had not issued any Community Protection Notices (CPN), which demand owners take steps to prevent attacks.

Sandra McKevitt tells us how her niece Ella, aged three, was mauled by five XL American bulldogs who broke through a fence in her garden in Liverpool in May.

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