Police are appealing for witnesses after a young woman and her dog were assaulted in an unprovoked attack earlier this week.
The incident took place in Mayfield Park, Dalkeith, on Tuesday, 1 March, around 1:45pm.
The 19-year-old female was walking her dog in the busy park when a male approached her and began kicking her dog. After the female tried to intervene, the male turned his aggression onto her and assaulted her.
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Luckily, another male noticed what was going on and intervened before both left the area.
PC John Fortune at Dalkeith Police station said: "This was an alarming unprovoked incident that has taken place in the middle of the afternoon when the park was busy with other users, including children. The female sustained injuries and it has caused undue stress to the dog involved. I would appeal for anyone that was in the park at the time and may have witnessed the incident to contact the Police."
Anyone with information should contact Police at Dalkeith via telephone number 101 quoting incident 1709 of 1 March 2022. Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
