Man seriously injured in dog attack in Wales

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A man was seriously injured in a dog attack in South Wales, with residents reporting armed police arriving at the blood-stained scene.

Police were notified of an incident in Aberavon on Monday morning involving a man and a dog believed to be a pit bull or Staffordshire bull terrier.

At around 7am, police and paramedics arrived at the scene of the accident on Blair Way, where a 24-year-old man was seriously injured.

The Welsh Ambulance Service said the patient was treated on site in an air ambulance and then transported to hospital by land.

South Wales Police said the dog was tranquilized by canine units and removed from the scene.

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The police investigation into this incident is ongoing.

Neighbours said armed police searched the area near St Joseph’s Junior School for the animal on Monday morning as residents were asked to stay in their homes.

Speak with BBC WalesOne said: “It was a pit bull-like dog that they rescued from a drug house about seven months ago.

“I saw at least seven or eight police cars here. There were armed police here looking for the dog.

“At 7:30 a.m. there was a knock on my door, the police wanted to check our back gardens. They told us to stay inside.”

Pointing to bloodstains on a gate and a fence, she continued: “I thought it might be the dog’s blood, but the boy’s brother came and told me it was the boy’s blood. He’s not well.”

“They don’t live here, they were walking the dog in the field when it happened.”

Another neighbor added: “I saw a police officer with a gun walk past my window looking for the dog.”

Less than two weeks earlier, a 23-year-old woman died after being attacked by a dog in a gated house in County Limerick, Ireland.

The victim was attacked by the animal on the night of June 4 on the property in the village of Ballyneety.

Despite treatment on site, she was declared dead and her body was taken to hospital for an autopsy.

Local Garda said the dog involved in the attack had been put down, while several others had been seized from the address.

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