A COURT has ordered that a dog be destroyed after it bit and permanently disfigured a young girl.

Brett Gorman's dog Gregory was dangerously out of control at his home in Townhead Street, Dalry, on October 24 last year.

The lurcher lunged towards a 13-year-old girl and bit her on the head to her injury and permanent disfigurement.

Gorman, 25, had previously appeared at Kilmarock Sheriff Court recently where he pled guilty and was fined £400 under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

Following a veterinary report, the court last week ordered the dog's destruction.