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A two-year-old was attacked by a dog in an apartment in Hamburg and critically injured.
Residents of an apartment building heard screams for help from an apartment on Whit Monday and informed the police, as the investigators announced on Tuesday.
Police officers freed the child from the dog's clutches with the help of the mother and grandmother, who were also present.
The two women put a muzzle on the animal and locked it in another room, it said.
Grandmother hurt too
The little girl suffered life-threatening injuries to her head, police said.
With an emergency operation, the condition of the child could be stabilized, it was said.
Danger to life no longer existed on Tuesday.
According to initial police investigations, the toddler's family temporarily cared for the dog for a relative.
The animal is said to have gone to the girl during this time and attacked her for an unknown reason.
According to the information, the grandmother was also injured by bites on her leg and also taken to a hospital.
The dog was confiscated and taken to an animal shelter.
The authorities are now examining how to proceed with him.
According to initial findings by the police, it is not a breed that is listed as dangerous in Hamburg's dog law.
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