Just too sad, See hoe the Dailymail is reporting it. Lexi Hudson (left) was playing with the 'enormous' French Mastiff-cross in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, yesterday when it pounced. Neighbours said her mother Jodi was forced to stab the animal (believed to be pictured with Lexi, right) in order to free her daughter as she was shaken 'like a rag doll'. The 30-year-old was then seen running into the street screaming and covered in blood moments after the lunchtime attack.
Friends last night claimed the animal had suffered abuse at the hands of a previous owner and may have been spooked by a firework exploding nearby.
It is understood Lexi started at school in September, but had stayed at home in the one-bedroom flat in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, yesterday because she was poorly.
Miss Hudson is thought to have been comforting Lexi in bed when the dog– believed to be called Moulin – attacked.
When it failed to release its grip she ran to grab a knife in a bid to stop the attack. The youngster was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham where she later died.
Family friend Paul Ryan said: ‘Lexi was always playing with it. It’s obviously a huge dog, and Lexi wouldn’t have stood a chance if it went for her – she’s such a small little girl.’
He added: ‘I saw Jodi as they were taking Lexi away to hospital – she was in hysterics, and kept saying that she was told that the dog was safe around children.’
Describing how the dog suddenly ‘went mental’ and attacked Lexi, he said: ‘Her mum was screaming and trying to pull the dog’s head away but it wouldn’t give in. She had to use a knife to release its jaw.’
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