Teenager, 19, arrested after ‘dangerous & out of control’ dog savages man at playing fields in terrifying attack
A TEENAGER has been arrested after a “dangerous and out of control” dog savaged a man in a terrifying attack on playing fields.
The middle-aged man suffered life-changing injuries to his leg.
Police said today that officers had arrested a 19-year-old suspect and seized the dog which has been placed in secure kennels.
The incident happened on the Granville playing fields in Slough, Berks.
The bitten victim, a man aged in his 50s, was taken to hospital for severe wounds to his leg.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: “Following an investigation a man has been arrested under Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act in Slough, after a man was attacked.
“The 19-year-old, from Slough, was arrested on suspicion of being in control of a dog dangerously out of control and Section 18 causing grievous bodily harm with intent, as well as possession with intent to supply a drug of class B (cannabis).
“The arrest relates to an incident in Granville playing fields on when the victim, a man aged in his 50s, was attacked, sustaining a life-changing leg injury which required hospital treatment.
“The dog has been seized by police and remains in a secure kennel, while the man arrested has been released on police bail until May 11.”