Little girl attacked by collie dog on Limerick farm settles case for €65,000

Alice Candido da Costa, who was three when the incident happened, had to undergo surgery to fix a jaw fracture and was in hospital for five days

The High Court heard the three-year-old girl suffered a nasty dog bite to the face and has been left with scarring but it has improved over time. File picture

A little girl who, it was claimed, was savagely attacked and bitten by a collie dog on a Limerick farm has settled a High Court action for €65,000.

Alice Candido da Costa who is from Brazil had at the time been staying in a house on the farm when it was claimed she was bitten by a brown and white collie.