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Dog bites boy, 9, at Knaresborough park – police appeal
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information after the incident at the Old Penny Gate park in Knaresborough at 12.15pm last Saturday (June 13).
The force said the child was playing football on the grass at the park when he was “bitten on the leg several times by a dog”.
A police spokesperson said the dog is a “’sausage dog’ breed, which is blue/grey in appearance”.
They said the “owner took possession of his dog, but subsequently gave what is now believed to be a false name and phone number to the father of the injured child”.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to email: mark.burrows@northyorkshire.police.uk or phone 101.
Information can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via its website.
Quote reference 12260109194 when passing on information to police or to Crimestoppers.
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