An XL bully a man was walking for a family member will be destroyed after the dog turned on him in the street.
Merseyside Police attended Station Road in Gateacre at 10.48am after reports a 60-year-old man had been attacked by an XL bully. The man was walking the XL bulldog along the road when it slipped from its lead and started acting aggressively.
The dog then attacked the man, who suffered serious injuries to his arm and was taken to hospital. The dog was captured by police and is to be destroyed.
The ECHO visited the scene in the aftermath of the attack today and one neighbour reported seeing the dog 'chewing' on the man's arm.
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Another said that he came out of his house to see what was going on and saw five police cars on the usually quiet street. He saw an ambulance at the scene and said police cordoned off all of Station Road and parts of Station Road South.
One witness told the ECHO that the dog, after it had slipped its lead, ran towards two children before their grandad managed to lock them in his car.
He said: "The man who was walking the dog… tried to stop it and received massive injuries. He managed to get inside the gate to get away from the dog. The police attended and managed to seize the dog and close the road."
A spokesperson from Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm that we were called to reports of a man being attacked by a dog in Woolton at 10.48am this morning, Sunday 23 July.
"The 60-year-old man who was bitten had been walking along Station Road with the dog, which belonged to another member of the family, when it slipped its lead, became aggressive, and attacked him causing injuries to his arm. When officers arrived at the scene they were able to capture the dog and provide support to the man along with paramedics. He was taken to hospital for treatment.
"Officers have spoken to the owner of the dog, which is described as an XL Bulldog, and the dog has been signed over for destruction. The dog is not a banned breed."
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