Watch: The moment an American Bully XL dog attacked three people in Birmingham

A police investigation has been launched after an American Bully XL dog attacked three people, including an 11-year-old girl, in Birmingham on Saturday (September 9).

The owner of the dog was reportedly walking the dog when it attacked the young girl as she was walking by. Several people tried to rescue the girl and the dog was held down but became free. Two men who tried to intervene were left with injuries to their shoulders and arms.

The terrifying video was taken by a person on a bus that was passing by the location. In the video, the dog is seen attacking the girl in a busy area - where a number of people are present - in front of a supermarket.

All three of them were taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries. Police said the girl sustained similar injuries, but they are not thought to be life-threatening.

The American Bully XL is not on the banned list of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) but has been known to seriously injure and kill people in the UK. It is illegal to own, breed or sell dogs on the banned list.

Since the attack, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called on banning this breed of dogs in the UK.

Ms Braverman wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "This is appalling. The American XL Bully is a clear and lethal danger to our communities, particularly to children. We can’t go on like this. I have commissioned urgent advice on banning them."

Emma Whitfield, the mother of a boy, Jack Lis, who was killed by this breed of dog said on X: “It’s crazy how this video has gone viral and now politicians are coming out of the woodwork saying how bad it is. Where were you when my son was killed? Where were you when other innocent people were killed? Where were you when I was at Parliament asking for change? Nowhere.

“If you’re going to do something please do it. Stop pussyfooting around the ‘breed neutral’ bull crap and do something! Maybe you can do this and work on the backyard breeders and the thuggish owners ruining lives too. Thank you to so many people/organisations for helping bring the issues to light, because it seems none of those in charge who could make changes wanted to listen to the victims’ families before now.”