An elderly couple are nursing soft tissue injuries after a sickening dog attack at Morpeth.
The couple in their 70's suffered bite wounds to their arms and chest as they bravely tried to fight off a white Pit Bull in Princess Street at about 6.30pm.
The dog was roaming the streets with another brown dog.
Police have praised the efforts of two members of the public who came to the aid of the couple and followed the dogs until police arrived.
Officers were forced to shoot and kill the Pit Bull after it charged at them as they tried to corral the animal in a nearby front yard.
Police are yet to speak to the dog's owner who faces prosecution under the Companion Animals Act.
 |
Listen to entire interview with Acting Inspector Mitch Dubojski:
