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Bristol Post
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Shannon Brown

Boy hospitalised after being bitten by a dog near Greville Smyth Park

Avon and Somerset Police has released a CCTV image of two people officers want to talk to after a child was bitten by a dog. The child required hospital treatment for the bite wound.

The incident took place on Friday, March 31 in Ashton Road, near Greville Smyth Park between 3.30pm and 4pm. It is reported the victim was bitten on his left arm by a black dog which was being walked by two people.

He received hospital treatment and was discharged the following day. Avon and Somerset Police has released a CCTV image of two people and a dog it wishes to identify as part of its ongoing enquiries.

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Avon and Somerset Police are attempting to identify these two people after a boy was bitten by a dog (Avon and Somerset Police)

The man is described as white, of average build and had unkempt brown hair and a beard. The woman was described as being significantly shorter than the man she was with.

Anyone who knows these two people, or witnessed the incident and has yet to come forward, is asked to call 101 and quote reference number 5223075650.

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