Little girl, 8, attacked by two bull terriers while she played on her scooter as cops hunt dog owner
A GIRL aged eight has been attacked by a pair of bull terrier dogs while playing.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward as they try to trace the pets’ owner.
The girl was hurt while playing on a scooter in Lily Park in Redcar, North Yorkshire.
A man described as white and of large build entered the park with two large white dogs believed to be bull terriers, on lime green leads.
The girl then ran to her mother and said she had been bitten, suffering a cut to her thigh along with bruising.
Cleveland Police have just issued an alert, after revealing details about the attack which happened on June 19 at about 3.30pm.
The force said: “Officers would like to appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or anyone who may have information regarding the identity of the man with the dogs.”
Anyone with information is asked to call PC Lauren Evans from Cleveland Police on 101, quoting reference number 119434.
They can also contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.
The appeal comes two days after a man was been arrested after four people were hospitalised in a separate dog attack.
The animal set upon a group in a cemetery in Hammersmith, West London, on Saturday at about 11.15am, the Metropolitan Police said.
A 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog.
The pet was “safely restrained” by the police before being seized.
Other dog attacks this year included one in which a schoolboy was thrown like a ragdoll by a vicious Rottweiler in May.
In another horror, a grandma was mauled to death by an allegedly banned dog as she sunbathed just a few weeks ago.
The Sun exclusively revealed a map showing the most dangerous areas in the UK for fatal dog attacks.