Boy, 12, rushed to hospital after horror dog attack
A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY was rushed to hospital after being attacked by a dog at a sports club.
The youngster suffered leg injuries in the ordeal and was dashed in an ambulance to A&E on Saturday evening. He was bitten at Grove Sports Centre and Social Club in Nailsea, Somerset.
A man was also bitten and taken to hospital, Somerset Live reports.
The dog has since been seized.
"At 8.30pm on Saturday we were alerted to an incident at Grove Sports Centre and Social Club in Nailsea in which a dog had bitten a man and a child," a spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said today.
"Both the man and the child sustained leg injuries and were taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.
"The dog has since been seized and its owner will attend a voluntary interview at a future date.
"Enquiries into the incident are ongoing."
It is understood the dog was being exercised off its lead on a playing field at the time of the attack.
The sports club said on Facebook: "There has been local media coverage regarding a dog attack at The Grove on Saturday evening. The dog concerned did not belong to a customer and was being exercised off of its lead on the playing fields which are subject to a public space protection order.
"Its owner has voluntarily surrendered it to the police and there is an ongoing police investigation.