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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 bailed | Two bailed |
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. | |
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. |