A Staffordshire bull terrier was restrained by a parent after biting eleven children in a play park in Blyth, Northumberland. They suffered bite wounds as they remained trapped in the fenced-off area. Nine were taken to hospital, with a seven-year-old girl expected to need skin grafts. Northumbria Police officers are working to find the animal's owner. The most recent survey reports that hospital admissions for injuries caused by dogs are up by 76% in ten years. The most likely age group to be admitted after dog attacks are children under ten.