Schoolboy, 10, and man suffer ‘serious’ injuries after being mauled by ‘Pitbull type’ dog

• Reports of a dog attacking people were called in by concerned onlookers  

A ten-year-old schoolboy, a woman and a man have suffered ‘serious’ injuries after they were mauled by ‘Pitbull type’ dog.

The dangerous dog attacked them in a garden in Huddersfield, Yorkshire on Monday afternoon.

West Yorkshire Police were called to the incident on Farfield Road by concerned members of the public. 

Officers managed to get the dog, described as a family pet, under control before it was taken away.  Police said the victims sustained ‘serious’, but not life threatening injuries. 

A spokesperson said: ‘Police were called by the ambulance service to Farfield Road, Huddersfield at 12.49pm on September 4, to a report a dog had bitten persons in the back garden of a property.

A ten-year-old schoolboy and a man have suffered ‘serious’ injuries after they were mauled by ‘Pitbull type’ dog on Farfield Road in Huddersfield 

‘Officers attended the address at which an adult woman had received a bite wound to a hand and a man had received a serious bite wound to his leg. A child present had also received a serious bite injury.

‘Parties were taken to hospital for treatment to the injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.

‘The dog was secure at the property and has been seized.’

Enquiries by Kirklees Police are ongoing. 

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