Armed police descended on a cemetery in Ashton-under-Lyne on Sunday afternoon (March 10) after a girl was viciously mauled by a dog.
An enormous police presence, together with paramedics, attended the incident on the Hurst Cross Cemetery shortly earlier than 1.30pm. It adopted experiences a girl had been attacked by a canine.
The Manchester Evening News understands the breed was a pocket bully. The canine was seized and placed into the again of an Animals in Transit Van.
READ MORE Girl, 16, in hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after violent assault in Southern Cemetery
The sufferer, whose age has not been confirmed by police, sustained accidents that weren’t described as life-threatening or life-changing. No additional particulars in regards to the incident or any arrests have been confirmed by police.
Armed officers had been pictured in attendance on the cemetery following the vicious incident, with plenty of police automobiles seen lining the highway on the entrance. Pictures additionally confirmed indicators stating that no dogs had been allowed within the cemetery.
One girl who lives close to to the cemetery mentioned she “knew something was wrong” when armed police swarmed the realm on Sunday afternoon. “That’s just awful,” she mentioned. “All these dog attacks, when will it stop?”
A home-owner who lives throughout the highway from the cemetery entrance, on Kings Road, added: “Oh my god. That’s made me really feel on edge as a result of I take my small Chihuahua spherical there on walks. There had been 9 police vehicles so we knew it was dangerous.”
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson mentioned: “At round 1.25pm as we speak, officers responded to experiences of a canine attacking a feminine in Hurst Cemetery, Prospect Road, Ashton-under-Lyne.
“Officers attended and the canine was subsequently secured. The feminine was taken to hospital with non life-threatening or altering accidents.”
