Man taken to hospital after Bulldog attack

A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was attacked by his own dog.

Police were initially called to Stanesfield Road in Cambridge to reports of an XL Bully attacking a man in the street at 16:36 GMT on Tuesday.

Officers discovered the victim of the attack was the dog's owner who had "significant bites to his arms" and was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Cambridgeshire Police said the dog - an alapaha blue blood bulldog - was not on a lead or wearing a muzzle.

The force said the man had been staying at an address on Stanesfield Road with a friend and was walking the dog when it attacked him.

Armed officers attended and, with the consent of the victim's owner, the dog was sedated and then euthanised by a vet.

The East of England Ambulance Service took the man to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

A woman told the BBC: "The dog ended up turning on my friend and my friend wasn't going to let him run loose to hurt the public, so my poor friend has [suffered] serious injuries to keep the public safe."

The woman said she was not aware of any incidents with the dog previously.

"He [her friend] protected the public and he made the hard decision about getting him put down on the spot," she said.

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