A dog has been seized by a local council after a vicious attack in Sydney’s south.

Emergency services were called to Mitchell St, Chifley, in Sydney’s beachside southern suburbs just before 1pm on Sunday.

Officers found a five-year-old girl had sustained a bite to the chest from a dog.

“The dog had been in the yard of a property the girl was attending,” police said.

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The young girl was treated at the scene by first responders and NSW Ambulance Paramedics, before being taken to the Children’s Hospital at Randwick in a stable condition for further treatment.

Randwick City Council have seized the dog and will investigate the circumstances of the incident.