A police officer has been left with critical accidents after he was attacked by a canine, believed to be an XL bully.
Leicestershire Police mentioned the officer was bitten on his higher leg when he and a colleague attended an handle in Ibstock, Leicestershire.
The officer was taken to hospital the place he’s present process therapy.
Police mentioned the canine was seized from the handle and was placed in safe kennels. The different officer additionally suffered a small minimize to his finger.
The incident on Thursday afternoon occurred at an handle in Lewis Close, in Ibstock, close to Coalville, when the officers went in the hunt for a person needed by police.
The incident led to a large-scale police presence within the village, close to Coalville, with a minimum of six vehicles and vans within the space.
Paramedics
A police spokesman mentioned: “A force helicopter was reported in the area. Eyewitnesses also reported East Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics attended the scene.”
A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police mentioned: “Officers attended an address in Lewis Close, Ibstock at around 4.40pm yesterday (26 October) with regards to a man wanted by police. On entering the address, two officers were attacked by a dog which was being kept in the kitchen.
“One officer sustained serious bite injuries to his upper leg and remains in hospital. The second officer sustained a small laceration to his finger.
“Although the dog has not been further examined, it is believed to be a XL Bully breed. This dog and a second dog, a pit bull type breed, were seized from the address and remain in secure kennels.
“Inquiries are ongoing into the incident. There have been no arrests.”
Last week it emerged that there are almost 3,500 banned dogs legally residing in personal properties throughout Great Britain, in keeping with authorities knowledge.
Figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, launched to the BBC, mentioned there have been 3,499 banned dogs residing in England, Scotland and Wales — almost all of those are pit bull terriers.
There are 4 banned varieties of canine: the pit bull terrier, Japanese tosa, dogo argentino and a fila brasileiro. In September Rishi Sunak introduced plans to ban the American XL bully by the top of the yr.