Child bitten by a dog in York

Police are now investigating

Author: May NormanPublished 16th Oct 2020

Police are investigating an incident in which a child was bitten by a dog in York.

The incident happened at 4.10pm at West Bank Park on Hamilton Drive and involved an 8 year old boy being bitten by a dog.

The boy did not require hospital treatment but was badly bruised.

The dog was on a lead and was with two adults, one man and one woman, who also had another dog with them.

The breed of the dogs are unknown at this time, however one was black and one was brown.

If anyone witnessed the incident or has any information that could assist the investigation, please contact police.

Dial 101, press 1 and pass information onto the force control room, quoting reference 12200180767.