A 53-year-old Sheffield man has been arrested following a canine assault in Handsworth yesterday night.
At round 5.40pm on Tuesday (September 19), armed police have been referred to as to Handsworth Road following studies a member of the general public had been severely injured by a canine, reportedly a bull mastiff-type.
The man obtained critical accidents to his arm and chest, however these usually are not considered life-changing or life-threatening.
It is known the sufferer had been walking his personal canine on the time when the opposite canine allegedly attacked. CCTV footage is circulating on-line of the walker desperately attempting to guard his pet whereas the opposite canine, which was off its lead, tried to maul them.
Officers say they trapped the bull mastiff in a contained space and have been finally in a position to seize it and safely take away it from the placement.
A 53-year-old man from Sheffield has now been arrested on suspicion of getting a harmful canine uncontrolled and stays in police custody right now as enquiries proceed.
Officers want to converse to anybody who witnessed the incident or who has CCTV or automotive sprint cam footage which can have captured the incident.
Anyone with info can report it South Yorkshire Police’s on-line reside chat, their on-line portal or by calling 101, quoting incident quantity 716 of September 19, 2023.
Footage may be emailed to [email protected]. Include the above incident quantity within the e mail topic line.
Alternatively, if you happen to want to not give your private particulars, you may keep nameless and go on what you already know by contacting the impartial charity Crimestoppers. Call their UK Contact Centre on freephone 0800 555 111 or full a easy and safe nameless on-line kind at Crimestoppers-uk.org.
