Dog shot dead after attacking girl in UK, man held

A man has been arrested after police in Britain shot dead a dog which had bitten a 12-year-old girl.

Gloucestershire Police said the 38-year-old was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place.

The man, from Gloucester, who has not been named, is being quizzed by officers after the girl was attacked by the animal in Tewkesbury yesterday.

Several shots of a Taser electric stun gun failed to stop the Staffordshire bull terrier which had also bitten a man and tried to attack police.

Officers chased the dog into a park, in which children were playing, and used a shotgun to kill it.

A force spokeswoman said: “Police have arrested a man on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place.

“A 38-year-old man from Gloucester was arrested yesterday evening in connection to the incident.

“He was also arrested on suspicion of criminal damage at a public house in Tewkesbury.”

The 12-year-old girl suffered a leg wound, which was treated at the scene, by an ambulance crew at the scene, while the man, who had a thigh injury, was taken to Tewkesbury Hospital for treatment.