Pc tells of dog’s fractured skull
A POLICE officer said seeing his working dog suffer a fractured skull after being struck by a brick during the riots in Tottenham was like seeing his “best friend and closest colleague” injured.
Pc Phil Wells said it was “very emotional” when three-year-old German shepherd Obi was struck by a missile on Tottenham High Road last Saturday.
He said: “We were on a stationary point when we came under heavy bombardment. There were lots of missiles coming at us, bottles, bricks, petrol bombs, street furniture, too many to count and one hit Obi on the top of the head.
Obi has been signed off until he fully recovers, his only outward sign of injury is a small shaved patch above his left eye where vets checked for bruising.