Bracknell

Police are appealing for the public’s help in tracing the owners of a dog that bit a nine-year-old girl in Bracknell on Friday (15/2).

At about 4.50pm, the girl was walking through an alleyway in Wheatley, Great Hollands, Bracknell when a young couple walked past with a dog on a lead.

The dog jumped up at the girl and bit her on the arm, leaving a mark. Although she did not need hospital treatment, the girl was shaken by the incident and is now afraid of strange dogs.

The couple are both white, in their early twenties, and the woman was wearing a red coat. Their dog, which is possibly a Staffordshire, is white, short-haired, with a brown patch around one eye.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information about the dog’s owners is asked to contact police on 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police or give your name, please call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.

Thames Valley Police ~ Bracknell