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'Dangerous' dog Sheffield: American Bully put down after 15-year-old girl bitten and second dog killed

A ‘dangerous’ dog has been put down after a teenage girl was bitten and a second dog was killed in a Sheffield neighbourhood.
Alastair Ulke
By Alastair Ulke
Published 27th Sep 2022, 11:58 GMT
Updated 27th Sep 2022, 12:39 GMT
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Dramatic photos shared with The Star show police officers restraining the dog, believed to be an American Bully, during the incident in Halfway yesterday.

Emergency services were called to Winder Avenue at around 4pm on Monday, September 26.

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Police on Winder Avenue in Halfway, Sheffield, where they were called on Monday, September 26 after a 'dangerous' dog reportedly killed another dog and bit a 15-year-old girlPolice on Winder Avenue in Halfway, Sheffield, where they were called on Monday, September 26 after a 'dangerous' dog reportedly killed another dog and bit a 15-year-old girl
Police on Winder Avenue in Halfway, Sheffield, where they were called on Monday, September 26 after a 'dangerous' dog reportedly killed another dog and bit a 15-year-old girl
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Officers found two dogs, one of which was dead and had reportedly been killed by the other, which was acting dangerously.

A 15-year-old girl was reportedly also bitten in the incident and suffered a minor injury.

Neighbours have told The Star how the ‘dangerous’ dog was an American Bully XL.

A photo shared with The Star shows the scale of the response, with two officers seen using poles with looped cords to restrain the animal.

The dog was removed and destroyed, police confirmed.

South Yorkshire Police is investigating the incident and is asking anyone with information to call 101 or report it online.