Police appeal after poodle allegedly bit jogger on Derbyshire street

Police are appealing for help after a dog allegedly bit a woman as she jogged along a Derbyshire village street.

Published 28th Apr 2020, 14:29 BST

Updated 30th Apr 2020, 13:36 BST

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At around 4.15pm on Saturday, April 18, a 52-year-old woman was jogging along St John’s Road, Smalley, near Ilkeston, when she saw a dog off the lead.

The woman says the dog ran up to her and bit her to the back of the leg, puncturing the skin and causing a large amount of bruising.

She has described the dog as a dark miniature poodle with some grey in its fur.

Police are investgating after a woman was bitten by a dog as she jogged in Derbyshire.

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It was being walked by two people – a slim white man with long grey hair and a white woman of medium build with blonde bobbed hair.

Witnesses or anyone with information should contact PC Jack Barlow on 101, quoting reference 20*203206.

You can also fill in the online form on the Derbyshire police website.