Seven-year-old boy mauled in face by dog in Sydney

A young boy has been mauled in the face by a dog in Sydney's southwest.

The dog attacked the seven-year-old boy in the backyard of a Leppington home just before 4pm, police say.

Photo: 7 News.
Photo: 7 News.

He was taken to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in a stable condition.

The dog was reportedly a bullmastiff owned by the boy's uncle.

Photo: 7 News
Photo: 7 News