Rukhsana Khan, the victim of the dog attack that shocked the nation 15 years ago, is to send flowers to the family of the five-month-old baby killed by two Rottweilers.

Rukhsana, now 21, said she was stunned when she heard about the attack on the girl, named as Cadey-Lee, at her parents' pub in Leicester.

She said: "I just froze when I heard about it, I was completely stunned. It was another reminder of what happened to me all those years ago.

"I am so deeply sorry for the family and my thoughts are with them."

Rukhsana said she wanted to send flowers as a symbol of her thoughts.

"There is nothing I can do to bring back their little girl but I wanted to let them know my thoughts are with them," she said.

"This is another stark reminder to society that dogs, in the wrong hands, can be a lethal weapon."

Earlier this month we launched the Telegraph & Argus Curb the Danger Dogs Campaign to persuade the Government that major flaws exist in the Dangerous Dogs Act, which was rushed in after the attack on Rukhsana.

And we are asking people to sign our petition calling for changes to ensure the Act is toughened up.

Rukhsana said: "This recent attack makes me even more determined to put pressure on the Government to change the law. We cannot rest until people feel adequately protected from attacks by dangerous dogs."

In the wake of the Leicester tragedy dog experts in Bradford have warned owners not to leave their animals unsupervised with children.

Terry Singh, Bradford Council's dog warden service manager, said: "This is obviously a tragic case and dog owners should be aware that any dog can be unpredictable and needs to be supervised at all times.

"Some owners believe that their dog or dogs would not attack or act aggressively and can become complacent, creating a false sense of security. Dogs and children should not be left alone without proper adult supervision.

"If all dogs were supervised and kept under control at all times most attacks could be avoided."

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HOW YOU CAN SIGN OUR PETITION

You can back our Curb the Danger Dogs Campaign by signing our petition, which will be submitted to the Home Secretary, John Reid.

We want to collect as many signatures as possible in the next month to show Mr Reid the strength of feeling in the district about the inadequacies of the Dangerous Dogs Act and to put pressure on him to better protect the public against dog attacks by acting on the changes to the law we have outlined on the petition.

You can support our campaign simply by adding your own name on the petition online at our publication's website www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Or you can print out the petition and ask family, friends and colleagues to sign as well. The more signatures we receive, the stronger our message.

But whatever you can do will add weight to our campaign and help to make it clear to Mr Reid the strength of public feeling regarding the desperate need to change the current law.

Remember, you need to return copies of the petition to the T&A (the address is at the foot of the form) by Thursday, October 12.

We will then submit all the forms we receive to the Home Office.

Click here to sign the petition on-line

Or click here to download a copy of the petition to print out

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