Police are trying to trace a man captured on CCTV walking from a
Birmingham park seconds after appearing to strangle his dog to death.
West
Midlands Police appealed for witnesses to the alleged killing, which
followed an attack on a four-year-old boy as he played in Washwood
Heath Park.
Officers issued the CCTV footage of the man leaving
the park with the dog, which officers believe was killed in broad
daylight in front of passers-by.
They want to find the owner about the attack and what happened afterwards at around 7:15 p.m on Saturday September 26.
According
to police, the man was walking his dog, described as a brown pitbull
type, through the park without a lead. It approached a group of young
children playing and attacked the four-year-old boy, leaving him with
puncture wounds to his head.
After running back to its owner, the
man then appeared to strangle the dog and try to put it in a bin bag
before leaving the park.
The dog owner is described as being of
Asian appearance, approximately 5´10", in his mid 30´s and
dressed in a cream hooded jumper and blue jeans.
An ambulance was
called to the scene and the little boy was treated for small puncture
wounds to his head. He was treated at hospital and released the same
night.
Sgt Alan Hands, from Nechells Green police station, said:
´This was an horrific incident. It was terrifying for the little
boy who was attacked and bitten by this dog which was not properly
controlled on a lead.
´When it returned to the owner he
appeared to destroy the dog with no regard for those who witnessed his
actions or the animal itself without checking to see if the child was
hurt. He is clearly not a responsible pet owner in any regard and we
would urge anyone with information to contact police.´
below is the link to the cctv footage .............................
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFRogZg4-wg&feature=player_embedded