Shocking moment out-of-control dog mauls 10-year-old boy as he plays football outside his home

This is the shocking moment a 10-year-old boy is attacked by an out-of-control dog as he innocently plays football outside his house.

The incident, on Bentley Drive in Walsall, saw the youngster, dressed in a red top and white shorts, mauled as he kicked the ball around on Wednesday.

A brown-coloured dog runs past in the street before turning and pouncing on him, locking its jaw around the boy's arm as he struggles to free himself from its razor-sharp grip.

For an agonising 30 seconds, the boy struggles alone before anguished family members come running from inside the house to help - but the dog still refuses to let go.

It's only after more than a minute of being struck with a toy by relatives, and with the help of a passing taxi driver, that the vicious animal eventually relents, and the boy is taken to safety before he is rushed to hospital.

Terrifyingly, another small boy walked out of the house clutching what appears to be a toy water gun - before he was told to go back inside as the dog's vicious assault continued.

West Midlands Police said the dog is to be 'humanely destroyed'. A 60-year-old woman was arrested and released with a caution.

Gohar Siddique, the boy's father, shared the awful clip because he wants to raise awareness. While the breed of the dog in the video is unknown, he urged owners to keep their pets locked up.

The 36-year-old factory worker told BlackCountryLive: 'I just want to make sure this doesn't happen to other people. This should not be happening to young children.'

Mr Siddique - who was at work when he was told what had happened - said his son was recovering in hospital and would require surgery.

A grievous close-up of the boy's injuries shows horrific gouge marks in his right forearm, as he lies on a hospital bed wrapped in blood-covered sheets.