Man bitten four times by dog in Poole

Dorset Police are trying to trace the dog's owner

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 30th Dec 2022

A man has been bitten four times by a dog in Poole.

Police have just released details about the incident that happened earlier this month (7 December) in the hope of finding the dog's owner.

A man was walking on Alder Road, near to the nature reserve and the junction with Sharp Road during the morning when two German Shepherd dogs approached.

The dogs were not on a lead and circled the victim, before one of them bit him four times.

The owner of the dog made attempts to locate the victim following the incident, but did not leave her details.

Description

She is described as white, five feet seven inches tall with brown hair and was wearing a black coat and grey boots.

Police Constable Jennie Sykes-Martin, of Dorset Police, said: “I am appealing for the owner of the dogs in this incident to please get in touch so we can take your account of what happened.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55220197454.

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