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Woman charged after 11 children bitten by dog in Blyth park Woman charged after 11 children bitten by dog in Blyth park
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A 37-year-old woman has been charged after a dog bit 11 children playing in a Northumberland park.A 37-year-old woman has been charged after a dog bit 11 children playing in a Northumberland park.
Nine of them were taken to hospital and three were detained overnight after the attack in the park on Burns Avenue, Blyth, on Wednesday.Nine of them were taken to hospital and three were detained overnight after the attack in the park on Burns Avenue, Blyth, on Wednesday.
Claire Neale, of Chasedale Crescent, Blyth, was held on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control.Claire Neale, of Chasedale Crescent, Blyth, was held on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control.
She will appear at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court later on Saturday.She will appear at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court later on Saturday.
Two bailedTwo bailed
One 12-year-old girl said children were laughing at first because the dog was "jumping up and being silly". The dog was restrained when a father of one of the children tied it to a fence using a cardigan before police arrived to transport it to kennels.
"Then one minute it just snapped and was being vicious and went for everyone," she said.
The dog was eventually restrained when a father of one of the children managed to tie it to a fence using a cardigan before police arrived to transport it to kennels.
Supt Mick Paterson, of Northumbria Police Northern Area Command, said: "Investigations into this incident are ongoing and I urge anyone with any information to contact the police."Supt Mick Paterson, of Northumbria Police Northern Area Command, said: "Investigations into this incident are ongoing and I urge anyone with any information to contact the police."
Two other people, a man, aged 42, and a woman, aged 34, have been bailed in connection with the incident which involved a Staffordshire bull terrier.Two other people, a man, aged 42, and a woman, aged 34, have been bailed in connection with the incident which involved a Staffordshire bull terrier.