Girl, 8, mauled by two bulldogs has flashbacks of horror attack

A SCHOOLGIRL who was mauled by two huge American bulldogs as she played with her friends is haunted by flashbacks of the attack.

Broagan McCuaig had two operations after being attacked by two bulldogs Broagan McCuaig had two operations after being attacked by two bulldogs [SWNS]

Broagan McCuaig, eight, has undergone two major operations and could be in hospital for up to eight weeks after the attack.

The traumatised youngster was outside her family home in Garthamlock, Glasgow, when the dogs struck.

The enormous bulldogs pinned Broagan to the ground and inflicted serious damage to her face and leg.

Broagan, who had been playing tig when the horror unfolded, was saved by two heroic passers-by who beat the dogs away and dragged her to safety.

The blood-soaked girl was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in the city’s Yorkhill following Friday’s attack and has undergone two operations.

Broagan suffered serious lacerations to her face, a broken right leg and serious bite wounds to her left leg. She was in theatre for seven hours as surgeons inserted a pin into her leg and carried out skin grafts. She now faces weeks of painful treatment and years of plastic surgery.

Her mother, Tracy Cox, last night said Broagan is “terrified” by the prospect of returning to her home.

The dogs, belonging to the family’s neighbours, have been seized by Police Scotland and two people have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

Ms Cox, 37, a sales adviser, said: “It was the worst day of my life. It was horrible.

“Broagan was round the back playing and the next minute there was screaming and banging at the door.

“I could see these two big animals were pulling at her and there was a man trying to get her. I blanked out, I just froze.

“I knew it was going to be bad. She was in shock. She was asking, ‘Am I going to be all right?’

“It has had a terrifying impact. She is wanting to go home but she is getting flashbacks of what happened. 

“She keeps saying, ‘Are those dogs away? Are those dogs away?’

“I think it’s all coming back to her now, and she is getting frightened. We are being strong for her and getting her through it.

“She doesn’t want to leave her friends but she doesn’t want to go back to that close.”

 Broagan's parents Neil McCuaig and Tracy Cox [SWNS]

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Ms Cox and Broagan’s father, Neil McCuaig, were at the youngster’s bedside as she faced further surgery.

Mr McCuaig, 39, said: “She is lucky to have survived. If it had not been for the boys who helped her, she might not be here now.”

Broagan has still not seen the extent of the injuries to her face, but has been able to feel the swelling.

The couple, who have five children between them, called for tighter regulations on dog ownership. Ms Cox added: “I am angry. I am really angry. Nobody should have these dogs. They are for farms and people with fields. 

“They are to bring down bears or cattle, not for a wee block of flats.

“You should have to have a licence to have a dog and have a good reason for needing one.”

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said last night: “A man aged 34 and a woman aged 33 are subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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