A dog has fatally injured a man in a street in Sunderland. Officers believe the dog, that was destroyed at the scene, to be an XL Bully breed.
Residents in Shiney Row, Sunderland, said they saw paramedics working on the man's badly injured throat after the attack in Maple Terrace at around 6.55pm on Tuesday.
Linda Blyth, who lives in Maple Terrace, said she saw paramedics working on the injured man's neck. The attack happened on grassy area behind her home, she said.She told the PA news agency: "We were told 'go in, shut your doors' and then I heard the gun shot.""I don't know what set the dog off, everyone is speculating," she said.She said she could hear their heart monitor beeping as the man was stretchered past.
"The man got put in the ambulance and they were working on him here for about 10 minutes before they set off."They shot the older one in the yard."Northumbria Police have assured the public there is no wider risk to the community and said officers will remain at the scene.
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