Dog attack on my boy was like a murder scene – says mum

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE

THE family of a toddler who had his face ripped open by a passing dog has revealed they will have to wait up to a year before finding out if he is scarred for life.

Mum and dad Craig and Barbara Osborne have opened their hearts about their fears after one of their five-year-old twins was savagely attacked by a dog last month.

Little Andrew Osborne was playing just outside his home in Easthouses, Dalkeith, Midlothian, last month when the dog lunged at him – tearing a gaping wound in his right cheek and lip.

Barbara, alerted by the youngster’s horrific screaming, rushed outside to find her young son covered in blood.

Murder

The distraught mum said her house resembled “a murder scene” as she tried to stem the flow of blood from her young son’s face, and trying to call for an ambulance at the same time.

Andrew was quickly ferried to Edinburgh’s Sick Kids Hospital where, over five harrowing days, he underwent three delicate, plastic surgery operations.