A five-year-old girl has suffered “serious life-changing injuries” in an an attack by an XL bully.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the dog had attacked the girl inside a property on Walnut Road in Partington, Trafford, at about 15:40 BST on Sunday.
The force said a man, aged 28, and a 34-year-old woman had been arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control.
A representative said GMP had referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct “due to previous police contact regarding the dog”.