Police name three-year-old boy killed by dog; Woman arrested

A boy who died after being bitten by a dog was three years old, police in England have said.

A three-year-old boy who was fatally attacked by an American bulldog has been named as Dexter Neal.

The youngster died in hospital after being bitten at a property in Parker Way, Halstead, Essex, near his Ronald Road home, at around 5.40pm on Thursday.