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Teenager, 19, arrested after 'dangerous' dog savaged man at playing fields

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Teenager, 19, arrested after 'dangerous' dog savaged man at playing fields
Teenager, 19, arrested after 'dangerous' dog savaged man at playing fields

A TEENAGER has been arrested after a “dangerous and out of control” dog savaged a man.

The man in his 50s suffered life-changing injuries to his leg in the attack on February 9.

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The man was attacked by the dog in Granville playing fields in Slough

Police said today that officers had arrested a 19-year-old suspect and seized the dog which has been placed in secure kennels.

The incident happened on the Granville playing fields in Slough, Berks.

The bitten victim, a man aged in his 50s, was taken to hospital for severe wounds to his leg.

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A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "Following an investigation a man has been arrested under Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act in Slough, after a man was attacked.

"The 19-year-old, from Slough, was arrested on suspicion of being in control of a dog dangerously out of control and Section 18 causing grievous bodily harm with intent, as well as possession with intent to supply a drug of class B (cannabis).

"The arrest relates to an incident in Granville playing fields on when the victim, a man aged in his 50s, was attacked, sustaining a life-changing leg injury which required hospital treatment.

"The dog has been seized by police and remains in a secure kennel, while the man arrested has been released on police bail until May 11."

Jon Rogers

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