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11/03/2016
Woman Attacked By Two Staffordshire Bull Terrier Dogs
A woman received puncture wounds to her hand and arm after being attacked by two Staffordshire Bull Terrier dogs in Co Tyrone.
The incident happened when the woman was walking on the Old Coagh Road in Cookstown on Thursday.
The Cookstown Council Dog Warden has seized the dogs and is trying to identify an owner.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the police.
(CD)
The incident happened when the woman was walking on the Old Coagh Road in Cookstown on Thursday.
The Cookstown Council Dog Warden has seized the dogs and is trying to identify an owner.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the police.
(CD)
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