Dog attack in Skegness street leaves woman with facial injuries - while police arrest two men
Two men have been arrested following a dog attack in Skegness which left a woman injured.
Lincolnshire Police said their officers were called to Drummond Road in the town at 7.28pm on Saturday (June 13) following reports “a woman was attacked by a dog in the street”.
"Officers attended and found the woman with facial injuries,” a force spokesperson said on Saturday.
“Ambulance Service staff also attended, and the woman was left in their care for further medical treatment and admission to hospital.
“There remains a police presence at the scene at this time as officers are in the process of detaining the dog, which is believed to be inside a property on Drummond Road, and will then remain at the scene to carry out inquiries as part of the investigation.
On Sunday, the police updated the incident to say they had now arrested two men, and detained the dog. They did not give details as to which breed the dog is.
"A 40-year-old local man, and a 66 year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of owning a dog dangerously out of control and will be questioned by investigating officers,” they added.
"The dog was captured by authorities and taken to appropriate kennels. The investigation continues.”
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 101, quoting incident 450 of 13/06/26.