Woman taken to hospital after being attacked by XL bully
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man has been arrested after a dog suspected to be an XL bully attacked a woman in Blackpool. Armed police were called to a street in the town on Monday after a report that a woman had been bitten by a dog, Lancashire Police said.
A man in his 40s was arrested at a property on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control. The dog, thought to be an XL bully, was seized, the force added.
The woman, who is in her 20s, was taken to hospital for treatment to a dog bite on her hand. A witness said she saw a man appear to hit a dog before the incident on Havelock Street at about 5.30pm. READ MORE: "The youngest in our family...
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