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A savage dog believed to be an XL Bully has attacked a police officer and left him with serious injuries.
Leicestershire Police said the officer was bitten on his upper leg when he and a colleague attended an address in Ibstock, near Coalville in North West Leicestershire, reports The BBC.
The officer was taken to hospital as a result of the attack by the out-of-control hound – and police say he is still undergoing treatment.
The dog has been seized from the address and placed in secure kennels along with a second dog – a pit bull-type breed.
Another officer was also injured during the attack at 4.40pm on Thursday, October 26 – and he suffered a small cut to his finger.
A police spokesman said: “Although the dog has not been further examined, it is believed to be a XL Bully breed.
“Inquiries are ongoing into the incident. There have been no arrests.”
The incident happened at an address in Lewis Close, in Ibstock and took place when officers went in search of a man wanted by police.
Express.co.uk has approached Leicestershire Police for comment.
The attack follows a series of horrific and sometimes deadly attacks by XL Bullys across the UK.
As many as five people in the UK have been killed by such dogs this year alone.
The attack comes a month after Rishi Sunak made the controversial decision to ban the XL Bully breed.
An exclusive poll for the Sunday Express before the Prime Minister’s announcement showed 33 percent wanted the Government to ban the breed.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the breed “a danger to our communities, particularly our children”.
He said: “It’s clear this is not about a handful of badly trained dogs. It’s a pattern of behaviour and it cannot go on.”
However despite the dangers of the breed would-be dog owners are still looking to purchase the breed online.
Online dog sales platform puppies.co.uk compiled localised data on searches for terms such as “XL Bully for sale” and “XL Bully puppies for sale” to gauge their popularity in various towns and cities.
Coventry took the top spot, with approximately 362 searches per 100,000 residents each month on average.
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