Girl who claims she was bitten by dog at local authority house sues county council

Kildare County Council has denied all claims and contends it did not owe any duty of care to the girl in respect of dog attacks in the premises which was let to tenants

The court heard the girl sustained a severe laceration to the inside of her right thigh and as a result she is left with permanent, noticeable and nasty scarring. File picture: iStock

A county council is being sued after a girl on a playdate to a local authority house has claimed she suffered injuries when she was suddenly attacked by a Belgian shepherd dog.

The High Court Deputy Master was on Wednesday told the girl, who was five years old at the time, has been left with nasty scarring on her right inner thigh as a result of the alleged attack at a house in Cois Na Feadain, Naas, Co Kildare.