Six-year-old girl in serious condition following dog attack south of Brisbane

Two dogs seized by council from a Woodridge property after the child sustained significant abdominal, chest and shoulder injuries

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A six-year-old girl is in a serious condition in hospital after being mauled by a dog south of Brisbane over the Easter long weekend.

Police and paramedics were called to a house in Woodridge just after 4.30pm on Monday after reports a girl had sustained multiple bites from a large dog.

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