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Northumbria Police mentioned it was informed, simply earlier than 19:00, {that a} canine had injured a person exterior an deal with on Maple Terrace, Shiney Row
A person has been arrested after one other man was “critically injured” by a canine, Northumbria Police say.
Officers had been referred to as to a report of a canine attack at an deal with on Maple Terrace, Shiney Row, simply earlier than 19:00.
In an announcement, the pressure mentioned the animal was “destroyed on the scene” and “there isn’t any wider danger to the general public”.
A second canine was additionally seized from the deal with as a precaution, police mentioned, urging individuals to chorus from speculating on-line about what occurred.
There has, to this point, been no data launched concerning the breed of the dogs.
The man who was arrested is 44 years old and “stays in custody right now”, police mentioned, late on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile the person in hospital, who’s in his 50s, suffered “critical accidents”.
North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) informed BBC News it was referred to as to the realm simply after 19:00.
“We dispatched two double crewed ambulances, a specialist paramedic and a medical staff chief,” NEAS mentioned.
It added {that a} affected person had been taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, however didn’t touch upon his accidents.
Police have urged anybody with data “to talk to an officer on obligation”.
“Members of the general public may get in contact utilizing the ‘Tell Us Something’ web page of the Northumbria Police web site or name 101 quoting reference quantity NP-20231003-0979,” the pressure mentioned.
