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Six injured after dog attacks
Six people are believed to have been injured after dog attacks in Leicestershire, police have said.
Officers received two calls regarding dog attacks in the area of Beveridge Lane, Bardon Hill, on Thursday morning - one at 6.30am and the other at 7.44am. Leicestershire Police said that in the first call to police, a person reported seeing a man being attacked by two dogs.
Upon arrival, no dogs were located, but a victim was identified. Later, in the second call to the force, three people were reported to have been bitten in the same location.
Two dogs - confirmed to be Caucasian shepherds - were then discovered after firearms officers, a police dog and its handler were deployed. The force added that both dogs were safely removed and are now being held in secure kennels.
In an update on Tuesday, officers said that two further people had come forward to report they were bitten by a dog in the same location at the time, bringing the total to six. Read more from Sky News:'Headphone dodgers' targeted by new TfL campaignEpping migrant hotel resident appears in courtWomen and children will be detained under Farage deportation plans Two people, a girl aged 17 and a man aged 47, were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog in a public place.
The man was also arrested for a further two offences under the Animal Welfare Act. Both have been released under investigation.
Leicestershire Police also said it made a referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct because of a prior report made about the dogs..
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