OFFICERS from North Yorkshire Police report that a boy from Barnsley was badly injured when he was bitten by a dog at a popular coastal holiday resort.
The North Yorkshire force is appealing to the public to help identify two men who were captured on CCTV around the time of the attack.
Officers want to speak to the two men in relation to an incident in the picturesque seaside village Robin Hood’s Bay near Whitby.
The incident happened just after 6.10pm on Thursday August 17 when an 11-year-old boy was bitten by a brindle coloured boxer dog outside the Mariondale Fisheries fish and chip shop on Albion Road, Robin Hood’s Bay.
The boy, who police officers have not named, was taken to Scarborough Hospital by road ambulance before being transferred to York. He suffered significant facial injuries which required plastic surgery.
Anyone who has any information that could officers with the investigation is asked to contact North Yorkshre police.
Dial 101, press 2 and ask to speak to PC1326 Neil Cholmondeley.
Alternatively, you can email Neil.cholmondeley@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting reference number 12170146318.
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