Owner of dog which attacked toddler in Bognor identified

The owner of a dog which attacked a three-year-old in Bognor Regis has been identified by Sussex Police.
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Police said Devon and Cornwall Police had spoken to the owner, who does not live in Sussex, and was made to sign a dog control order.

Laura Lavelle's son Harley was left injured after being bitten on the chest by the dog on Monday August 6 in Kings Parade, Bognor Regis and has since made a full recovery.

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A police spokesman said: "The owner has been spoken to by Devon and Cornwall Police and was made to sign a dog control order, which means she may face further action for failing to remove dog faeces, not keeping a dog on a lead, not putting and keeping a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer, permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded and taking more than a specified number of dogs onto land."

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