Two have been injured in a dog attack at a residential property in Blaenau Gwent. Police were alerted to the animal attack at a property in Llanhilleth at around 2.30pm on Sunday, July 10.
Several ambulance vehicles and the air ambulance attended the scene. A woman, aged 37, sustained injuries to her neck in the attack, and a 34-year-old man suffered an injury to his arm.
They were transported to Grange University Hospital and police say the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
The road was closed for several hours and a heavy police presence was reported in the area. The dog was contained within the property before being removed by officers. It has been taken to a vet to be destroyed.
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A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: "We were called to a property in Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, at around 2.30pm on Sunday 10 July, following reports of a dog attack inside a house.
"A 37-year-old woman sustained injuries to her neck, while a 34-year-old man sustained an injury to his arm. Neither injuries are thought to be life threatening.
"The dog was contained within the property before being taken, by officers, to a vet to be destroyed."
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We were called at 2.38pm yesterday, Sunday 10 July, to an incident at a property in the Llanhilleth area of Abertillery. We sent three rapid response cars, an emergency ambulance and a Wales Air Ambulance to the scene. Two people were taken by road to the Grange University Hospital.”
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