Dozens of people are attacked by dogs over 12 months
ONE MAN IN HOSPITAL AMONG 39 INCIDENTS
DOGS in part of Derbyshire have attacked dozens of people over the last 12 months.
One person was even left needing hospital treatment after being bitten while walking his pet in South Derbyshire.
Police in the district have had a total of 39 incidents involving people being bitten by dogs to them.
On one of these occasions a Siberian husky bit a council worker at a home in Newhall. Its owner was fined and ordered to keep it muzzled in public places and in his garden.
Inspector Chris Thornhill, who is in charge of policing in South Derbyshire, revealed another man was attacked and bitten by a dog while walking in Derby.
The 36-year-old man was walking his dog on the green close to Glenmore Drive and Witton Court, in Stenson Fields, at around 6.20am on Tuesday, February 9, when he came across another man walking a larger dog. The larger dog pulled towards the victim’s dog and began fighting with it, before biting the 36-year-old owner on the leg.
The victim was taken to hospital and was treated for a wound on his leg which required stitches.
Inspector Thornhill said: “There have been 39 incidents of dogs causing injury to a person in South Derbyshire in the last 12 months.
“The incidents are spread out evenly across the communities and the year. There are no particular problem areas, but they usually happen in parks
“You know your dog and its temperament and you should take precautions to make sure it is safe. Make sure it is muzzled. If there is livestock, keep the dog on a lead.
“We want people to go out and enjoy South Derbyshire.”.