A six-year-old boy is being handled in hospital for severe accidents after being attacked by a canine.
Shortly earlier than 4.30pm on Sunday, emergency providers had been referred to as to Maple Street in Ashington following a report {that a} Staffordshire Bull Terrier had injured a toddler. Northumbria Police attended and the canine was seized by officers.
North East Ambulance Service dispatched one ambulance crew and transported the kid to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI). He is belived to sustained accidents that are “severe however non-life-threatening”.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson stated: “Shortly earlier than 4.30pm yesterday (Sunday), police obtained a report {that a} canine had injured a toddler within the Maple Street space of Ashington.
“A six-year-old boy was taken to hospital the place he at the moment stays for remedy. His accidents are described as severe however non-life-threatening.
“Officers attended the scene the place – in settlement with the proprietor – the canine in query was seized by police with the intention to shield the general public. While additional evaluation can be carried out, officers imagine the canine to be a Staffordshire bull terrier breed.
“Police stay within the space to supply reassurance and enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson stated: “We had been referred to as to an incident on Maple Street, Ashington, yesterday (22 October) shortly after 4pm. We dispatched one ambulance crew and transported the affected person to RVI Hospital.”
