Mauled girl didn't want dogs destroyed

THE schoolgirl savaged by two rottweilers did not want the animals to be destroyed, her family said last night.

Rhianna Kidd suffered a broken jaw and gashes on her face after the attack in Dundee.

Two adult rottweilers and one puppy were destroyed on Monday night following the attack. Her grandfather, Edward Grady, said animal lover Rhianna, ten, had not yet been told the animals had been destroyed.

He said: "She told her grandmother she didn't want the dogs to be put down.

"We had to tell her they were getting moved somewhere else. It's a shame. Rhianna is such an animal lover and she was really upset to think the dogs were getting put down. She's still on a morphine drip and she's not very good. She's in a lot of pain.

"My daughter Lisa has been at her bedside 24 hours a day."

Tayside Police have confirmed that a 33-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the attack.

It is not yet known when she will appear in court over the attacks.