She is only three, yet Demi Franklyn may never be able to smile again after being viciously mauled by a dog.
The youngster was playing with the powerful Japanese Akita fighting dog, called Tyson, outside her home when it suddenly turned on her? -? breaking her jaw and leaving her with horrific head and neck wounds.
The damage to her facial muscles and nerves is so severe she cannot form a proper smile and doctors cannot say if they can be repaired.