Policewoman savaged by dog
A policewoman in the UK was taken to hospital with serious arm and stomach injuries after being savaged by a dog, police said today.
The officer was responding to reports of a disturbance in the Whitleigh area of Plymouth when she was attacked at about 12pm yesterday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
A 33-year-old local woman was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place. She was released on bail until September 16.
The officer was walking up the outside path of a property when the dog, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier, ran from the address and set on her, police said.
Another officer used a spray to incapacitate the animal.
Specialist dog-trained officers, and staff from Dartmoor Zoological Park and Estover Veterinary Hospital then went to the scene and sedated the dog.
