PREGNANT CARER'S NOSE RIPPED OFF BY BULLDOG CROSS

Attacked minutes after arriving to help a patient yet she is opposed to PM's XL bully ban despite her horrific injuries

- ELEANOR WOOD BOWYER

A PREGNANT home carer's nose was left hanging off when she was attacked by a patient's bulldog crossbreed.

Rebecca Scobie was visiting a woman's house as a home care assistant but within minutes of introducing herself was attacked by one of the family's four dogs.

The 24-year-old's nose was ripped off by the son's bulldog crossbreed, and despite it being known to have an aggressive temperament and having to wear a muzzle on walks, Rebecca had not been warned.

Left holding a chunk of her nose as it gushed with blood, she was rushed by her partner Aidan to A&E and has since had reconstructive surgery.

Rebecca, from Ardrossan in Ayrshire, said of the July 25 attack: "I had only just walked in and introduced myself and said, 'Hi, I'm Rebecca'.

"One of the dogs had jumped on to the back of the couch so I reached out just to pet it, as I would any other dog.

"It snapped at my face and took away some of my nose.