Mum and kids in hospital after vicious dog attack during Easter egg hunt in park

Men and dog wanted for questioning after children bitten in Bushy park on Easter sunday
A mum and her daughter, 9, suffered from deep bite wounds during the attack, while her son was bitten on the arm (Picture: Metropolitan Police/SWNS.COM)
A mum and her two children were hospitalised after being bitten by a vicious dog during an Easter egg hunt in a park. Three men who were with the animal are thought to have fled as the family was left seriously injured in Bushy Park in Hampton, southwest London .

The mother and daughter, 9, suffered from deep bite wounds after the dog ran over without a lead.

Police arrived at 5.44pm on Easter Sunday to find the son, 10, had also been bitten on the arm. The children’s dad was also in the park but was left unharmed.

London Ambulance Service treated the mum and two kids before they were taken to hospital. Officers from the Metropolitan Police are looking to speak to three men who allegedly ran towards Vicarage Road, near Hampton Wick Station.
The dog belonging to one of the men wanted for questioning by police in relation to the hospitalisation of a mother and her two kids after a dog attack in Bushy Park in Hampton om Easter Sunday. See SWNS story SWNNdog. A mum and her two kids were hospitalised after being bitten by a vicious dog as they did an Easter egg hunt in a park, police have revealed. The family were playing in Bushy Park in Hampton, southwest London, when the dog ran over without a lead. Police arrived at 5.44pm on Easter Sunday to find the mother and her nine-year-old daughter suffering from deep bite wounds. The dog had also bitten the girl's 10-year-old brother on the arm.
The family was hospitalised after the incident (Picture: Metropolitan Police/SWNS.COM)
One of the men wanted for questioning by police in relation to the hospitalisation of a mother and her two kids after a dog attack in Bushy Park in Hampton om Easter Sunday. See SWNS story SWNNdog. A mum and her two kids were hospitalised after being bitten by a vicious dog as they did an Easter egg hunt in a park, police have revealed. The family were playing in Bushy Park in Hampton, southwest London, when the dog ran over without a lead. Police arrived at 5.44pm on Easter Sunday to find the mother and her nine-year-old daughter suffering from deep bite wounds. The dog had also bitten the girl's 10-year-old brother on the arm.
One of the three men officers are looking to speak with (Picture: Metropolitan Police/SWNS.COM)
One of the men wanted for questioning by police in relation to the hospitalisation of a mother and her two kids after a dog attack in Bushy Park in Hampton om Easter Sunday. See SWNS story SWNNdog. A mum and her two kids were hospitalised after being bitten by a vicious dog as they did an Easter egg hunt in a park, police have revealed. The family were playing in Bushy Park in Hampton, southwest London, when the dog ran over without a lead. Police arrived at 5.44pm on Easter Sunday to find the mother and her nine-year-old daughter suffering from deep bite wounds. The dog had also bitten the girl's 10-year-old brother on the arm.
Three men are accused of running away after the incident (Picture: Metropolitan Police/SWNS.COM)
One of the men wanted for questioning by police in relation to the hospitalisation of a mother and her two kids after a dog attack in Bushy Park in Hampton om Easter Sunday. See SWNS story SWNNdog. A mum and her two kids were hospitalised after being bitten by a vicious dog as they did an Easter egg hunt in a park, police have revealed. The family were playing in Bushy Park in Hampton, southwest London, when the dog ran over without a lead. Police arrived at 5.44pm on Easter Sunday to find the mother and her nine-year-old daughter suffering from deep bite wounds. The dog had also bitten the girl's 10-year-old brother on the arm.
They allegedly fled towards Vicarage Road, near Hampton Wick Station (Picture: Metropolitan Police/SWNS.COM)

The person thought to own the dog is described as a light-skinned black male with a moustache and hair on his chin. He wore a yellow and black top with black trousers.

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Anyone with information is encouraged to get in touch with police.

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