Dog-bite toddler in serious condition

A 2-year-old child suffered a serious facial injury when bitten by a dog in Westmere yesterday morning.

Police said the animal was a staffordshire-bull terrier cross.

St John Ambulance said the boy was taken to the Starship in a serious condition.

An Auckland City Council animal control spokesman said the child was known to the dog's owner and the attack happened on private property.

The un-registered dog was impounded.