Police cars and emergency services rushed to the scene in the Haverfield area of Blackley, Manchester, with cordons put in place following the horrifying dog attack
Armed officers swarmed a street in Manchester after an 8-year-old boy and his mum were injured in a horror dog attack, according to cops.
Police cars and emergency services rushed to the scene in the Haverfield area of Blackley and cordons were put in place following the incident. The mum and young boy were attacked by a dog, understood not to be a dangerous breed, and the animal was safely detained at the scene.
Armed police and dog units were deployed outside a property and a large emergency services presence remained in the area. Police confirmed the injuries sustained to the pair are not believed to be life-threatening, Manchester Evening News reported.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “At approximately 2.30pm today (Sunday 23 March 2025) we received reports of a dog attack on Haverfield Road, Blackley.
“An eight-year-old boy and a woman were taken to hospital with injuries, not believed to be life-threatening. Armed Response Vehicles and GMP Dog Unit were deployed, and the dog has been safely detained.”
The dog attack comes as an XL Bully owner was jailed after his dog attacked a barber and left him with PTSD and a serious wound on his left hand.
Judge Steven Coupland handed down a 25-month prison sentence to Stephen Clay, 44, who was handling the XL Bully named Diesel at the time of the attack.
The sentence covered a string of recent offences which also included assaulting four police officers. The judge also approved a destruction order for the dog, although this will not be executed until the end of the appeal period of 21 days.
Clay, who was also banned from having custody of a dog for five years, had already admitted all the offences before Tuesday’s hearing, including the main charge of being the owner of a dog which was dangerously out of control and caused injury to a person
The offences began with twice having his partner’s XL Bully dog out in public without a muzzle, NottinghamshireLive reports. The attack itself took place on October 9, 2024, and the court was shown CCTV footage of the incident. Jeremy Janes, prosecuting, said: “The victim was just simply walking along the high street off to work, a barber by profession. “Diesel was being restrained by a chain lead but as the victim walked past, Diesel bit him on the leg, then on the hand. A relatively short-lived assault, but the consequences were significant.”
A victim impact statement was read out by Mr Janes, in which the victim said: “The ripple effect has touched every part of my life.”
