3-year-old boy has a ‘piece’ of his face torn off in a dog attack outside a school

A three-year-old boy has been brutally attacked by a dog outside a school in Adelaide.

The boy’s father, Basam Hafiz, told 9News the “loose” dog tore a “chunk” of his son’s face while he was playing in a park outside Pennington Primary.

“He has a big bite on his face,” Mr Hafiz said.

The boy’s father, Basam Hafiz, said the “loose” dog tore off a “piece” of his son’s face.

The father added that his son was playing with a dog in a park next to the school when he was attacked.

The boy and his mother ran into the school, where the boy received first aid until paramedics arrived around 4:30 p.m.

The child was taken to Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital.