The proprietor of a canine is to be spoken to by police after an altercation between pets in a park left two ladies in hospital. Armed police and emergency companies closed Leigh Road in Atherton whereas they carried out a search of the world, a police helicopter was scrambled, and a canine was seized.
They had responded to studies of 1 canine attacking one other on enjoying fields on Saturday morning at Jubilee Park. The Manchester Evening News understands no arrests have been made, nevertheless an investigation is ongoing – the proprietor of the canine seized has been recognized and will likely be spoken to by officers at a later time.
The canine was held on the scene and will likely be held till the investigation reaches an end result. Two ladies – the house owners of the dogs concerned within the incident – obtained chunk accidents which weren’t believed to be life threatening or life altering.
The canine subjected to the assault was taken for remedy having suffered critical chunk accidents.
Ambulance crews had been known as because the house owners of two dogs had been injured after they tried to separate them when one attacked one other. One witness mentioned: “There was a feminine together with her fingers all bandaged up stepping into the ambulance.”
Another native posted on social media: “I’ve simply been instructed by a police officer that they attended to a canine assault the place two individuals, together with the proprietor who has been discovered, and one other canine had been attacked. The canine, an XL bully, has been seized however not but put down till its been suggested by a choose in courtroom at present.”
In an announcement Greater Manchester Police mentioned: “At round 11.30am (Saturday 2 September), officers had been known as to studies of a canine attacking one other canine on a enjoying area close to Leigh Road
Specialist officers and emergency companies attended the scene, and the house owners of each animals had been taken to hospital with chunk accidents which aren’t life threatening and never believed to be life altering.
“Initial enquries recommend that the offending canine broke free from its collar and attacked one other canine within the area. When each house owners tried to separate the dogs, the 2 house owners had been injured. The different canine is in critical situation and receiving remedy.
“The offending canine has been seized and an investigation will happen. No different social gathering was injured throughout this remoted incident.” Armed officers and specialists from GMP’s canine unit had been deployed.
