Two Leicestershire Police officers were injured on a call to a house in Ibstock where they were looking for a wanted man.
A police officer was left with 'serious bite injuries' after being attacked by a dog believed to be an XL bully. The Leicestershire Police officer was called to a property in Ibstock, near Coalville, in search of a wanted man at around 4.40pm on Thursday, the force said. He and another male officer attended the call and were both bitten by the dog, with the first taken to hospital for 'serious bite injuries' to his upper leg and the second treated for a cut to his finger.
This dog and a second dog, a pit bull type breed, were seized from the address and remain in secure kennels. 'Enquiries are ongoing into the incident. There have been no arrests.' The breed, which has been developed from the American pit bull terrier, is not officially categorised in the UK. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to ban them, but dog experts argue the move is problematic.
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