An event took place in Milton Keynes where a four-year-old girl has died due to an attack that took place by a dog.
Police have reported the incident recently and officers were believed to have attended a house on Broadlands in Netherfield on Tuesday at 17:00 GMT.
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Thames Valley Police confirmed the girl died at the scene and the animal had been “humanely destroyed”.
A spokesman for the force described the attack, which happened at about 17:00 GMT, as a “tragic incident”. No arrests have been made.
Neighbour Rita Matthews, 36, said she would see the girl while walking her own daughter to school.
“I know the girl. It’s so sad to hear that news,” she said.
“She was always holding her mummy’s hand on the way back.
Mother-of-four Ms Matthews described the youngster as a “happy little girl, very happy”.
“She would say, ‘Bye, auntie’, and I would say, ‘Bye, little girl’,” she said. “You know kids, playing around.”
Another neighbour told BBC Three Counties that the girl who died was friends with his four-year-old son.
“I was in tears when I saw the news. I was shocked to hear the little one was a victim,” he said.
“I didn’t tell my boy what’s going on. I didn’t want him to get upset hearing that news.
“It’s close to my door. It’s very sad.”
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