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Lincoln dog attack: Owner arrested after armed police and helicopter hunt down animal which left woman with ‘devastating injuries’ Lincoln dog attack: Owner arrested after woman's skin ‘ripped back exposing skull’
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A helicopter and armed police have successfully tracked down a vicious dog which left a 22-year-old woman in Lincoln with what officers described as “devastating injuries”. A 22-year-old woman has been left with what police described as “devastating injuries” after a dog attack in Lincoln.
Police confirmed that the woman was not the dog’s owner, and her admittance to hospital at 10.30pm last night sparked a huge search to track down the animal. Police said the owner of the dog has been arrested, and that the animal itself was being held in kennels after it was caught in a hunt by armed officers and a helicopter.
Lincolnshire Police said their efforts centred on an old quarry in the Outer Circle Road area of the city, and the hunt was concluded with the capture of the dog at 1.30am. A police spokesperson told the BBC that in the course of the attack the skin on the woman's head was “ripped back exposing her skull”.
A spokesperson for the force said they believe the animal to be an American pitbull, which is currently being held in kennels. She also suffered “deep facial gouges on her cheeks”, Lincolnshire Police said, and is expected to undergo surgery later today.
This morning police confirmed that a 33-year-old local man had been arrested in connection with the incident. A spokesperson said the suspect will be interviewed later and added that tests would be carried out to confirm the dog’s breed. An extensive hunt for the animal was called after staff at Lincoln County Hospital raised the alarm when she was admitted at 10.30pm last night.
While the search was ongoing, police warned members of the public to “stay away from the area for their own safety at this time”.While the search was ongoing, police warned members of the public to “stay away from the area for their own safety at this time”.
The attack on the woman, who police said will need to undergo surgery this morning at Lincoln County Hospital, is believed to be the latest involving an American pitbull-type animal. Officers said their efforts centred on an old quarry in the Outer Circle Road area of the city, and the hunt was concluded with the capture of the dog at 1.30am.
Last month, 11-month-old Ava Jayne Marie Corless was mauled to death by what was believed to be an American pitbull while in her bed at a house in Blackburn, Lancashire. A spokesperson for the force said they believed the animal to be an American pitbull, which is currently being held in kennels. Police later said they expect magistrates to approve an order to have the dog destroyed.
This morning police confirmed that a 33-year-old local man had been arrested in connection with the incident. A spokesperson said the suspect will be interviewed later and added that tests would be carried out to confirm the dog’s breed.