Tougher laws on owning dogs like staffordshire bull terriers are being called for by the father of a Kent girl who was viciously attacked by one.

Six -year -old Chloe Ashman from Folkestone was left with half of her throat open and had to have three life-saving operations after being set upon by her mother’s boyfriend’s dog in her back garden.

She may never be able to speak again.

Her father Lee Ashman said: "You should have to have a licence to keep a dog like that."

Mr Ashman has also spoken of his shock at seeing his daughter in hospital for the first time after the incident. He added: "I was lost for words. It is going to be a long road to recovery for her."

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