A beloved pet was mauled to death by another dog and a teenage girl left injured in a park attack.
The girl was walking a dog that belonged to an elderly friend when they were attacked in Sunnydale Park, Derby.
She came across two men walking three large dogs just before the incident that took place around 12:30pm on Wednesday, June 23.
One of the three dogs ran over to the teenager and attacked the dog she was walking, killing it.
The girl tried to stop the attack and received a laceration to the finger in the process, reports Derbyshire Live.
Following this the two men ran off, taking the three dogs they had with them.
Police say the victim described the men as being around 18-years-old, Asian and wearing tracksuits. Both had dark hair which was cut shorter at the sides and longer on top.
The dogs involved were described as being very large, at about waist-height on the teenager, and having dark brown fur. One of these dogs may have had the name 'Sasha'.
Derbyshire police is urging anyone who might have seen the incident, or who might have information about what happened or those involved, to get in touch quoting incident reference 21*349330.
This can be done in a number of ways:
- Sending a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page
- Sending a direct message to the contact centre on Twitter at @DerPolContact
- Completing the online contact form on the Derbyshire Constabulary website at http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us
- Phoning the police on the non-emergency 101 number
You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
