Two women had to attend hospital following a dog attack in Waterford City.
The dog, understood to be a pitbull, attacked the two women – one in her 30s and another in her late teens – at lunchtime on Friday in St John’s Park.
Emergency services attended the scene and the dog was later seized by a Waterford City and County Council warden.
The two women are believed to have been seriously injured.
In a statement, gardaí said: “Gardaí attended the scene of an incident with a dog. Emergency services were at the scene and removed two women (30s and late teens) from the scene to University Hospital Waterford for treatment.”
Garda investigations are ongoing.
A similar attack happened in Britain on Saturday night.
Two people have been arrested in Britain after a woman was seriously injured in a suspected dog attack in North Tyneside.
Police received multiple calls from concerned residents around 11 pm last night in the Sydney Grove area of Wallsend.
Two dogs - believed to be X-L Bully breeds, and three others, were seized.
The victim remains in hospital.
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