A child has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog at a home on the state’s north, NSW Police say.
The two-year-old girl was on the verandah of a home in Sawtell, about 4.45pm today (Thursday 8 March 2018), when she was bitten by a dog.
The child was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for lacerations near her eye and cheek, before being taken to Coffs Harbour Health Campus.
Her injuries are not life threatening.
Officers from Coffs/Clarence Police District are working with local council and are conducting inquiries into the incident.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers.
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