Emergency services were called at just past midnight this morning following reports of a dog attack.
The child was discovered at the scene having suffered fatal injures. A 63-year-old woman, who is believed to have suffered injuries as she separated the dog from the boy, was taken to hospital for treatment.
A statement from Merseyside police said: 'Dog handlers and armed response officers attended the scene and, after an initial safety assessment, it was decided that the dog be destroyed. An assessment to establish the type of dog involved is ongoing.'
Chief Superintendent Steve Ashley, added: 'This is a tragic incident and a full and thorough investigation will be carried out in to the circumstances surrounding this young boy's death. Officers are with the family and our sympathies are with them at this time.
'Of utmost importance in such incidents is the safety the public and of police officers. When officers arrived at the address the dog was in an agitated state in the front garden of the property and was deemed to be a danger to the public.
'As a result we were left with no other option but to have the animal destroyed quickly and humanely.'
The boy has yet to be named with a post-mortem expected to be carried out shortly.
The child was discovered at the scene having suffered fatal injures. A 63-year-old woman, who is believed to have suffered injuries as she separated the dog from the boy, was taken to hospital for treatment.
A statement from Merseyside police said: 'Dog handlers and armed response officers attended the scene and, after an initial safety assessment, it was decided that the dog be destroyed. An assessment to establish the type of dog involved is ongoing.'
Chief Superintendent Steve Ashley, added: 'This is a tragic incident and a full and thorough investigation will be carried out in to the circumstances surrounding this young boy's death. Officers are with the family and our sympathies are with them at this time.
'Of utmost importance in such incidents is the safety the public and of police officers. When officers arrived at the address the dog was in an agitated state in the front garden of the property and was deemed to be a danger to the public.
'As a result we were left with no other option but to have the animal destroyed quickly and humanely.'
The boy has yet to be named with a post-mortem expected to be carried out shortly.
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