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Three Arrested After Middlesbrough Dog Attack Injures Four

Police urge witnesses to share footage to aid the ongoing inquiry.

Overview

  • Cleveland Police said a Belgian Malinois bit three adults and a four-year-old on Sunday at about 2:10pm on Marshall Avenue in Middlesbrough.
  • Officers arrived quickly, located the dog, and seized it, and all four victims were taken to hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.
  • A 15-year-old boy, a 34-year-old man, and a 36-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury.
  • The suspects are being questioned in custody as part of an active investigation led by Middlesbrough response officers.
  • Police appealed for information or footage, asking people to quote reference 088568 and offering Crimestoppers for anonymous tips.