Two young children and a woman have been savagely mauled by four dogs in a London street and rushed to hospital.
A four-year-old and a child aged six, as well as a 30-year-old woman were found injured following the incident on Mickleham Road in St Paul’s Cray, north of Orpington, at around 9am today which is believed to have involved four dogs. Police including armed officers descended on the residential street and the dogs were brought under control before being taken to police kennels.
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control and is currently in police custody, said the Met Police. The two kids and the woman who were injured have been taken to hospital with their conditions believed to not be life-threatening.
An London Ambulance Service spokesperson told The Mirror: “We were called at 8.49am this morning (5 October) to reports of an incident in Mickleham Lane, Orpington. We sent a number of resources to the scene including ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. We treated one adult and two children at the scene and took them all to a major trauma centre by road.”
Mickleham Road has been cordoned off by police as officers carry out the investigation. People in the area have been warned there will be an increased police presence in the area in the coming days and Superintendent Mitch Carr, South Area BCU, said that he understood there will be plenty of concern over what happened.
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He stated that the dogs were out of control and have been taken to to police kennels while the investigation into the incident continues. “I know this incident will have caused a lot of public concern, especially due to the young age of the children injured. Fortunately, it is believed that none of the injuries are life-threatening,” he said.
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“A woman has been arrested on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control and she has been taken into custody. The dogs have also been taken to police kennels while the investigation is ongoing. Extra officers will be in the area over the next few days to provide community reassurance.”
A man told The Mirror how he intervened to try and help the victims of the attack. “I saw the dogs biting the girl, so I had to run over there and separate the girl, when I saw another little boy (…) who the dogs were also biting,” he said.
A full statement on X from the police force read: “A woman has been arrested on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control after an incident in St Paul’s Cray this morning. Police were called shortly before 9am to reports of four dogs having injured members of the public. Two children, aged 4 and 6 and a 30-year-old woman were found injured. Their injuries have been assessed as non life-threatening.
On the congestion in the area caused by the cordoned off street an AA statement read: “Road blocked and slow traffic due to police incident on Mickleham Road both ways between Blythe Hill and St Pauls Wood Hill. Detour in operation – for bus routes B14, R1, R11.”
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