WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: The mum of a little boy attacked by a dog says it could have been avoided '1000 per cent'

The mum of a five-year-old boy who was mauled by a dog in his local park said she feared her son was dead, after he was dragged to the ground by an off the lead dog who sank his teeth into his face.

And she says if the bite had been any lower on his face it would have "killed him on the spot".

Now mum of three Joanne Godfrey, 28, is calling on owners to be more responsible by keeping all dogs on leads in open spaces, fearing her son has been permanently scarred.

"It doesn't matter how soft you think your animal is," she said. "It doesn't matter how playful and how friendly they are, keep your dog on a lead , especially in a place like this where there are kids." She s

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