Police and the air ambulance rushed to the scene in Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, this afternoon at 2pm to reports of a boy being attacked by a dog.
Officers found the victim had sustained wounds to his face, back, chest and legs, Staffordshire Police said. A man in his 20s also received injuries to his legs in the dog attack, police said.
And the dog was contained, at least? I'd prefer shot dead then and there, but still...
A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police told MailOnline: 'Enquiries are ongoing and witnesses are asked to contact Staffordshire Police on Facebook or Twitter or calling 101.'
Wait, where's the dog?
Usually there's some boilerplate about how the animal has been seized and taken to kennels. Does the absence of this mean the thing's still on the loose?
Update: Yeah, the usual suspects:
...the dogs - which were Cane Corso/American Bulldog crosses - have been put down.
Pitbulls by any other name.
And since the attack was in a residential garden, at least no innocent people paid the price of chav's desire to own these things.
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Such reports will continue unabated for as long as a half-crazed section is allowed to roam autonomously. It would be preferable to see this type permanently muzzled, chipped and tethered by a firm leash. A toxic mouth to match WC Jaded's can only inflict potentially lethal bites when the glue sets on her oversize dentures.
And identical precautions for half-crazed dogs, please.
"Such reports will continue unabated for as long as a half-crazed section is allowed to roam autonomously."
Exactly! These things are hard not to notice in public, even before the inevitable attack.
The inevitable conclusion to draw is that...the police can't be bothered. Despite the new legislation they sat up and begged for.
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