WOMAN ATTACKED BY SUSPECTED XL BULLY DOG

A woman in her 20s has been taken to hospital and a man arrested after a suspected XL bully dog attack.

Lancashire Police said the woman needed treating for a dog bite to her hand following the attack in central Blackpool on Monday afternoon.

Armed officers arrested a man in his 40s at a house in Havelock Street on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control. He remains in custody.

A spokesman said a dog, "suspected to be an XL Bully type", was seized.

He added the woman was taken to hospital for treatment to a dog bite injury to her hand.

Ownership of American XL bully dogs is restricted under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

Since 31 December 2023, it has been against the law to sell, give away, abandon or breed from an XL bully.

Since 1 February 2024, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully without an exemption certificate.

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