Man seriously injured after incident involving pitbull-type dog in Aberavon

A man was seriously injured after an early morning incident in Aberavon involving a Pitbull cross Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog.

Kit Peters
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Blair Way
Blair Way (Image: Google Maps)

South Wales Police say the 24-year old man, who is understood to be a family member of the owner of the dog, was seriously injured in the incident.

The man was taken to hospital by ambulance following the incident on Blair Way in Aberavon around 7am this morning (Monday 17 June).

The dog was sedated by police and will be destroyed.

Inspector Jared Easton from South Wales Police said: “Due to excellent work by the officers involved, this incident was contained quickly, effectively and humanely, nullifying any risk to the wider public.

“The casualty’s family, who own the dog, have given their consent for the dog to be destroyed independently of police intervention.”

(Lead image: Google Maps)

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Kit Peters

Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.


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