Woman dies and man suffers ‘potentially life-altering injury’ after dog attack
A woman died and a man suffered serious injuries after a dog attacked them in Rotherham on Friday night, South Yorkshire Police said.
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Your support makes all the difference.A woman has died and a man has a “potentially life-altering injury” after a dog attacked them in South Yorkshire on Friday night.
Police were called to a property in Masefield Road, in the village of West Melton, Rotherham, at about 10.15pm by a man saying a dog had attacked him and a woman.
The woman, 43, had been fatally bitten and died at the scene.
Neither dog was of a banned breed
The man, 42, was taken to hospital after suffering a potentially life-altering injury to one hand, and wounds to his other hand, abdomen and face.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “The woman, aged 43, had been fatally bitten and despite the best efforts of emergency crews was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.
“The dog, plus another dog at the property, were secured by specially trained officers. Neither dog was of a banned breed.”