Fox attack baby leaves hospital

ONE of two baby girls mauled by a fox as they slept in their cots has been discharged from hospital.

Nine-month-old Lola Koupparis will continue her recuperation at home, the Royal London Hospital said yesterday.

She and her twin sister Isabella were found crying and covered in blood after the fox went into their upstairs bedroom and attacked them in Hackney, east London, last Saturday night.

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A hospital spokesman said: "The family remain grateful for the many messages of goodwill they've received and continue to ask that their privacy and that of their family and friends be respected at this time."

Isabella was transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London on Monday night for further treatment.

Lola had facial injuries and some puncture marks on her arm, while Isabella suffered injuries to her arm. Both children are understood to have undergone surgery.

The twins were attacked as they slept at their parents' smart three-storey home at around 10pm on Saturday. Their four-year-old brother, Max, who was also sleeping upstairs, was not hurt.

The fox is thought to have crept in through a door on the ground floor which had been left open.