A mother said her two-year-old son was lucky to be alive after he was “horribly” attacked by a pocket bully dog ​​while he was trick-or-treating.

Danielle Gunston said she and four other adults and six children were knocking on doors in Bexhill on Halloween when a dog ran out and bit her son Alfred’s face.

He was left with a broken jaw, missing teeth, 15 small puncture wounds and two deep gashes on his cheek and neck, which the 33-year-old said could scar.

Mrs Gunston, of Bexhill, East Sussex, is now calling for a law to require owners of certain dog breeds to display a sign outside their home to warn people.