4 October 2023, 08:17
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A person has been arrested after one other man was severely injured in a canine in Sunderland, Northumbria Police stated.
The pressure stated it acquired a report of an attack at an deal with in Maple Terrace in Shiney Row, Sunderland, at round 6.55pm.
A person in his 50s was taken to hospital with critical accidents.
The pressure stated a 44-year-old man was arrested in reference to the incident and stays in custody, whereas the canine was “destroyed on the scene to make sure the security of the general public”.
A second canine was additionally seized from the deal with as a precaution, police stated.
Northumbria Police have assured the general public there isn’t any wider threat to the group.
Officers will stay within the space to supply reassurance to the group presently.
Police have urged individuals to not speculate on-line concerning the dogs or the attack whereas enquiries are ongoing, together with on social media.
They haven’t confirmed what breed of canine was destroyed or seized.
The latest attack comes because the Government seems to ban American XL bully dogs in response to a collection of assaults.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to ban the breed in September beneath the Dangerous Dogs Act by the top of the yr.
An official spokesman for Mr Rishi stated a “transition interval” could be launched, with particulars prone to comply with a session on the plan.
Owners may face a requirement to neuter their dogs and muzzle them in public, the Government’s chief vet has instructed.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman stated in September: “We might want to safely handle the present inhabitants of those dogs. Exactly what that appears like might be a subject for the session.
“And there’ll have to be some form of transition interval.”
Early in September, a 60-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a canine dangerously uncontrolled after two males and an 11-year-old lady have been injured by an XL bully crossbreed in Birmingham.
In a separate incident Ian Price, a 52-year-old from Staffordshire, died in hospital after being attacked by two XL bullies.
Police cordons remained in place at Maple Terrace in a single day.
A big police presence was on the scene on Wednesday morning, with officers stationed in Maple Terrace and neighbouring Lowerson Avenue.
Around half of Maple Terrace was cordoned off in conjunction with the road which overlooks a grassy space common with canine walkers.
One man stated he had heard concerning the attack, and {that a} window had been damaged throughout the incident.
But he didn’t keep in mind seeing any XL bullies within the space.
He stated: “There’s dogs throughout right here.”
