Police are hunting the owner of a 'Staffy-type ' dog after a four-year-old girl suffered bite wounds to the face . The child was outside shops with her older sister in Brighton , East Sussex , when the dog attacked her . Sussex police say the girl suffered a single puncture wound to her upper lip following the incident in Findon Road , Whitehawk , at around 6.30pm on Thursday . Attack : Police are hunting the owner of a 'Staffy-type ' dog after a four-year-old girl suffered bite wounds to the face ( file picture ) The youngster was taken to the Royal Alexandra Children 's Hospital to undergo treatment . Police said the dog was off the lead with two similar dogs - two were black and one was white . They were with a man described as being in his 50s , with purple hair and a brown moustache . Anyone with information is asked to contact police . The girl suffered a single puncture wound to her upper lip following the incident in Findon Road ( pictured ) , Whitehawk .
Girl was outside shops in Brighton , East Sussex when she was attacked . She received a puncture wound to her upper lip and was treated in hospital . Police are hunting a man in his one with purple hair and brown moustache .