Moment boy, 10, faced out-of-control dog attack outside Walsall home | UK News

This is the horrifying moment a boy, 10, is attacked by a dog as he plays football outside his house in Walsall.

The young boy was playing on Bentley Drive in the West Midlands town on Wednesday when the brown-coloured dog runs past in the street.

The animal suddenly turns and pounces on his, biting down onto the boy’s arm.

After around 30 seconds, family members rush to help the boy, but the dog still refuses to let go.

The dog eventually lets go after being hit by a toy with the help of a passing taxi driver.

West Midlands Police said the dog is to be ‘humanely destroyed’, and a 60-year-old woman has been arrested.

The boy’s father, Gohar Siddique, shared the clip to help raise awareness and has urged owners to keep their dogs locked away.

He told BlackCountryLive: ‘I just want to make sure this doesn’t happen to other people. This should not be happening to young children.’

Mr Siddique said his son needs surgery and remains in hospital.

‘If my two-year-old son was outside he would not be alive. My older son was brave. When you see the video you feel terrible,’ he added.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: ‘We were called to Bentley Drive in Walsall on Wednesday, September 13, to reports of a disorder and that a child had been bitten by a dog.

‘The ten-year-old was taken to hospital to be treated for bite marks on his arm.

‘The dog was seized from the location. We believe the dog managed to get out of its address without the owner knowing.

‘On Thursday, September 14, we arrested a woman in her sixties on suspicion of possession of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury.

‘She has since been released with a caution and has given up the dog to be humanely destroyed.’

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