A child has sustained serious injuries after a dog attack, police said. (Image: Google Streetview)
A young child has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a in Pembroke Dock.
The incident occurred on Bush Street at approximately 6:50 pm on Saturday, February 22, when a dog savagely bit a child.
Authorities from Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed that the child sustained significant injuries and remains hospitalised. involved in the attack has been euthanised.
A police spokesperson revealed: “One woman, aged 42, was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury. She has been released on bail.”
The spokesperson further implored: “The investigation team are continuing their inquiries and ask that you do not speculate on the circumstances of the incident.”, reports .
The dog was described as a pit bull terrier (Image: Getty)
The dog was described as pit bull terrier by the , a breed which is on the prohibited dog list under Section 1 of the
Other dogs on the list include: “the Japanese tosa, the Dogo Argentinos, the Fila Brazileiro and the XL Bully.”
The Dangerous Dog Act has a range of sentences dependent upon the actions of the dog. Owners of banned dogs face a maximum sentence of five years in prison if a person is injured and 14 years if a person is killed.
were added to the dangerous dogs list in February 2024 despite protests against the measures.
A ban on XL Bullies is currently being challenged in the courts (Image: Getty)
Last year, campaigners were given the green light to after arguing that that the ban is unlawful and irrational.
Cathryn McGahey, KC, representing the campaigners argued that the ban is brought as a result of hasty statements from the Prime Minister without adequate research being conducted into the numbers currently in the UK, following a series of fatal attacks attributed to the breed.
In written statements presented to the court, Ms McGahey claimed that Government has “no material on which to base a rational decision that dogs involved in recent attacks were disproportionately of XL bully type.”
But Ned Westaway, representing Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) claimed that the ban had been “carefully and sensibly thought about” adding that the breed was “disproportionately responsible for recent dog attack fatalities”, regardless of whether more were currently in the country than originally believed.