Update from West Mercia Police:
“We acquired a name round 8.15pm on Monday night (13 November) with a report of a person having been bitten by a canine on Waggoners Way in Hereford.
“Officers attended the incident to discover a man with accidents to his leg.
“The dog and owner left the incident before officers arrived and investigations are now on going to locate them both.”
Original Article:
Witnesses are being requested to contact police after a terrifying canine attack in Hereford on Monday night.
The attack occurred within the Saxon Gate space of town.
A member of the general public, who we’ve got determined to not identify, shared the next data on Facebook:
“This is to enchantment to anyone who lives in Saxon Gate, specifically in Waggoners Way in Hereford, who may have seen or recorded by means of their cameras/ring bells a young white male with a darkish hoodied jacket walking with a lightweight brown canine which wasn’t on the lead round 8pm.
“Yesterday at 8.05pm my husband was attacked by what he thinks was a XL Bully (Your Herefordshire should make it clear that that is but to be confirmed and solely hypothesis at this level) reverse our home on Waggoners Way.
“The canine was not on a lead and the proprietor was walking behind. As my husband crossed the street, the canine sprinted in direction of him and clamped its jaws round his calf, pushed him on the ground and wouldn’t launch because the blood was pouring down his leg.
“The proprietor couldn’t management or pull the canine off. My husband proceeded to kick the canine’s head together with his proper foot with a purpose to defend himself and attempt to push the canine off.
“This most likely compelled the canine to open its jaws which helped my husband to launch his leg.
“At that second the canine’s proprietor put the lead on the canine and began working away leaving my husband bleeding on the ground.
“This person went down Waggoners Way with the canine and we want to ask all of the neighbours who’ve a hoop bell or cameras to please verify any footage they might have from earlier than and after the attack to determine this person and the canine.
“We are conscious that some ring bell recordings will disappear in 24 hours, so we want to ask should you may report them and ship them to us.
“If this might have occurred to a baby, he/she would have even been extra critically injured or killed. This canine remains to be on the market and will attack once more.
“We would like to thank all the neighbours who came out to help, support and called the police.”
