Girl, 11, mauled at home and scarred by neighbour's Chow Chow as mum blasts new dog laws

Girl, 11, mauled at home and scarred by neighbour's Chow Chow as mum blasts new dog laws GRAPHIC CONTENT: Hawwa-Jannat Ibrahim, 11, has been left scarred following a horror mauling by a dog in her own Bradford living room after the aggressive pooch escaped from her neighbour's house A mum has blasted new dangerous dog laws after her 10-year-old daughter was chased down and mauled by her neighbour's Chow Chow in a horror daylight attack. Hawwa-Jannat Ibrahim, now 11, was chased down her street in Bradford while collecting a parcel from her nextdoor neighbour's house when the homeowner's Chow Chow, a sturdy Chinese dog breed, broke out. The pooch chased the youngster down the street, pursuing her into her own home and biting her on the living room floor. But the dog was returned to its owner, following the shock March 2025 mauling, which took place in front of the 11-year-old's baby sister, and Hawwa-Jannat's mum blasted upcoming legislation which, she says, doesn't go far enough to protect children from danger dogs. Hawwa-Jannat was rushed to hospital following the attack, and had to have her wounds glued - leaving her with a scar on her inner leg and struggling to climb the stairs because of the pain caused by her injuries. She was ultimately forced to take two weeks off school. But the Chow Chow, which was seized by police following the incident, was later returned to their neighbours, provided they promised to install a baby gate, put up a sign, and attend a dog training course. Hawwa-Jannat's mum, Sofia Mehrban, 38, said her daughter struggled to sleep in the year following the attack, and has been left sceptical of new rules designed to prevent future incidents. The rules, announced by the Government on Tuesday, would bar adults for leaving children under 12 alone with dogs like XL Bullys. Sofia said she believed that the measures, despite being welcome, don't do enough to protect children like her daughter, who weren't left alone in a room with a dangerous animal. She said: “While I welcome any measures designed to improve child safety around dangerous dogs, I do not believe this new law addresses the issues that failed my daughter. Hawwa-Jannat was not left alone with a dangerous dog. A neighbour’s dog escaped, chased her into our home, and attacked her there. "This was not a case of irresponsible parenting. It was a case of a dangerous dog being allowed to escape and seriously injure a child. For me, this issue is about more than new laws. "It is about ensuring that when a dangerous dog attacks a child, authorities act decisively, victims are protected, and communities are listened to. In our case, I do not believe that happened." Sofia said she contacted police following the incident but that they’d done "absolutely nothing". She added: “I want it retrained and rehoused. If that’s not an option, then I want it put down. Right now, it’s put down or removed from next door. "My daughters can’t carry on living next door to a dog that’s a danger to everybody, to children and animals. Any time there’s a parcel or a letter, he’ll bark and run about. My daughter can hear that in the house. She’s obviously petrified of it. It’s like she’s in prison inside her own home." “My two-year-old is petrified when my front door opens or my back door, she tells everyone ‘the dog’s going to come in’. It’s not fair on my children.” A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Police attended a report that a dog had bitten a child on Compton Street, on 26 March 2025. “The child had suffered non-life threatening injuries. A statement from the victim wasn’t taken and an appointment was made for the next day, due to operational commitments this was not carried out. The victim then came into the police station on 28 March and a crime was recorded and the investigation started." “The dog was seized by Bradford Neighbourhood Policing Team on 1 April. A man voluntarily attended a police station in relation to the incident, admitted the offence of being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control and was given a conditional caution. “Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) liaised with the dog section at West Yorkshire Police and the dog was released back to the owner along with three conditions which included: “1. Put a sign at the front of the property that displays there is a dog present. “2. Put a working baby gate inside of the address to secure the dog from getting out. “3. Attend a dog training course in relation to dog behaviour. “Several compliance checks have been made since by officers and all conditions have been met on every occasion. Bradford South NPT are aware of concerns within the community and are engaging with local residents in the area.”