Child attack dogs to be destroyed

The dogs were removed from the property after the incident

Two dogs which attacked a boy of two in West Yorkshire leaving him critically ill, are to be destroyed.

The toddler was mauled by the dogs at a house in Fairfax Avenue, Drighlington, near Bradford, on Thursday. He remains in a critical but stable condition.

Police said arrangements were being made for the dogs to be destroyed.

Meanwhile, officers investigating the incident have arrested a 37-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.

The pair were arrested after the attack on the boy.

Police have not said whether they lived at the address in Fairfax Avenue.

Dogs 'loud'

A spokesman said he could not confirm the breed of the dogs involved.

He said: "Specially trained officers are speaking to the family of the boy, and a detailed examination of the scene and enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing."

People living near the scene of the attack said they believed the boy was either a family friend or a nephew of the man who owned the dogs.

A 22-year-old neighbour told the BBC she thought the dogs were Staffordshire bull terriers.

She said: "I didn't think the dogs were vicious. They are loud and bark all the time but they're quite friendly.

"I've let my three-year-old feed them through the fence before. We've got a dog so they're always quite friendly."