Oxford Police Seek Witnesses in Dog Attack
Oxfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and his Dalmatian were assaulted by another dog owner and their dog. The police are specifically seeking information from "good Samaritans" who may have seen the recent incident.
- The incident occurred between 6:05 PM and 6:15 PM on Sunday, October 12th, in Rose Place, which leads to St Aldate's in Oxford. - The victim, a man in his forties, was not only assaulted by the dog but was also punched in the face by the dog's owner, resulting in facial injuries that required hospital treatment. - The offender is described as a white man, about 5ft 6ins tall, of heavy build, bald, with two eyebrow piercings, and was with a partner and two dogs at the time of the attack. - The dogs involved were described as mastiff or pitbull types; one was large and light-colored with darker spots, while the other was smaller with short brown fur and a white chest. - Police are specifically seeking several "good Samaritans" who came to the victim's aid, including two young women with dark hair and possible Spanish or Italian accents who identified as being medically trained. - Under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, it is a criminal offense for an owner or person in charge of a dog to allow it to be "dangerously out of control" in any place, which includes causing fear or apprehension of injury. - Hospital admissions in England for dog bites have doubled between 1998 and 2018, and there has been a reported 26% rise in dog attacks since the pandemic began in 2020. - This incident is one of several recent dog-related attacks in the Oxford area that have prompted police investigations, including incidents in Witney, Garsington, and the Wood Farm Woods area.
