A cyclist suffered a potentially 'life-changing' injury when a dog bit her leg and 'stayed attached to her for several minutes', police have said.
It's reported a man accused the woman and a friend she was cycling with of almost hitting his child earlier. He is said to have 'slapped' one of his dogs to the head, causing it to bite her upper leg and stay attached to her for several minutes before she managed to break free, police added.
The shocking incident in Morecambe, Lancashire, is being investigated. Officers were called by paramedics to the scene at 4.23pm on May 5, although details have only just been revealed.
The victim, aged in her 40s, and her friend had been riding on a cycle track behind the Priory Church close to Millennium Bridge and had to brake to avoid a woman and child, police said.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk