Police kill rampaging dog on the loose after it mauls two people in residential street

POLICE have killed a rampaging dog on the loose after it mauled two people on a residential street.

The rogue animal was roaming Morley Street in Rochdale, Manchester, when it attacked two people on Friday night.

Officers were called to the area about 9:30pm and found the dog was “acting in an aggressive manner”.

The two people who reported the dog had bitten them did not suffer serious injuries.

As a result of the incident, police say the dog was killed as a safety precaution.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “At around 9.30pm last night (Friday 6 August), police were called to reports of a dog loose on Morley Street, Rochdale.

“Officers attended and found that two members of the public had been bitten by the dog who was acting in an aggressive manner.

“Unfortunately, due to the nature of the incident, the dog was humanely destroyed as a safety precaution due to the number of people in the area and the injuries caused.

“Enquiries are ongoing. No serious injuries were reported.”

In a separate incident in a nearby area, a three-year-old boy was mauled to death by an out-of-control dog.

Daniel John Twigg died in hospital following an incident at a countryside house of horrors in Milnrow, Greater Manchester in May.

The youngster was killed in the “devastating” attack at a property in Milnrow, near Rochdale, where police have previously been called over the hounds.

The tragedy is being treated as a criminal investigation, and a 48-year-old man has been arrested following an alleged string of “incidents of note” at the address.

Locals alleged they have been attacked by dogs living at the home before.

Kia Walker, 19, claims to have sustained severe bite marks to her arm as she strolled past in April 2021.

Two weeks later, police seized two dogs – which eyewitnesses claim are Tibetan Mastiffs – and stolen machinery worth £50,000.