Dog bites 13-year-old boy in Oswaldtwistle, prompting Lancashire Police to launch witness appeal

A small dog bit a 13-year-old boy as he was walking along a street in Oswaldtwistle.

The boy was walking along Beech Close when he was bitten by a small black and white dog on Friday, December 30.

The individual accompanying the dog is described as a white man, approximately 50-years-old, with a white beard.

He was wearing a black t-shirt and blue ripped jeans, police said.

Anyone with information can contact police by calling 101 or emailing [email protected], quoting LC-20221230-0909.

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