Mum and two kids left 'covered in blood' in brutal dog attack as cops arrest owner

Witnesses said the horrifying attack in Nottingham Road, Ilkeston, left the victims “covered in blood and bite marks”.

A third boy was also allegedly assaulted and all four victims are now getting treatment for their injuries, Derbyshire police said.

Officers were called to reports of a domestic incident at around 6pm on Friday evening, where a woman in her 20s was found to have been assaulted and bitten by a dog.

Two children, both under the age of 16, were also bitten during the incident.

A third boy, also under the age of 16, was assaulted.

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A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault, coercive and controlling behaviour, and being in charge of a dog that is dangerously out of control, and he remains in police custody.

Four dogs - believed to be Staffordshire Bull Terriers - were seized by police and are now being cared for by a specialist kennels.

All four victims are receiving treatment for their injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.

In a separate incident, a 34-year-old man died on Wednesday after being mauled by a dog while he visited a park in Fareham, Hampshire.

Emergency services were unable to save the unnamed man and he was pronounced dead at a recreation ground in Hillson Drive.

A dog was seized by police following the attack, while a 20-year-old man who is thought to be its owner was arrested for being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control.