CCTV footage shows dog drag man into road during Sheffield attack

A man was dragged into the road as he was attacked by a dog in Sheffield on Tuesday, 19 September, shocking CCTV shows.

Meeran Hassan’s CCTV filmed the bull mastiff-type attempting to bite the man and his black dog on Handsworth Road.

The man received serious, non-life-threatening injuries to his arm and chest.

South Yorkshire Police said a 53-year-old man from Sheffield was arrested on suspicion of having a dangerous dog out of control and remains in police custody.

Mr Hassan said: “I’ve complained about the dog loads of times to the police but they’ve never done anything about it.

“It just non-stop barks because they leave it outside all the time... It seems hungry - like nobody feeds it.”