Woman out with pet bitten and abused

Police are investigating after a woman was twice the victim of abuse from the same man and woman.

In the first incident on Sunday February 6, officers received a report that a woman has been bitten by a dog on the grassed area behind The Swan and Sygnet pub on Denby Dale Road at around 1pm.

While she was walking her dog, a Staffordshire bull terrier attacked her dog and as she tried to separate the two animals she received a bite requiring hospital treatment.

The owners of the dog shouted and swore at the victim before walking away with their two dogs.

The second incident happened on Sunday, May 29, when the woman was again walking her dog and spotted the man and woman again with their two dogs.

She suffered further verbal abuse from them when she tried to speak to them about the bite in February.

The pair then walked off again.

Officers are keen to trace the man and the woman and have been making inquiries to track them down but so far they have been unable to do so.

The first dog walker is described as a white man, in his late 20s and with dark short hair.

He was possibly wearing a black coat and dark coloured work trousers with knee pads.

The second dog walker is a white woman, in her late 20s and with shoulder-length hair.

She was possibly wearing a black coat and blue jeans.

The first Staffordshire bull terrier is described as brown and white with ears which are bigger than normal and cropped.

The second dog is described as black and white and normal sized.

Officers would like to speak to these two people or anyone who may know who they are.

Call 0845 6060606 with information.