Police have charged a man following a dog attack in Beeston.
Officers were called to High Road shortly after 8.45am on Wednesday (9 October 2024) following reports a man had been attacked by a dog.
Following inquiries, police arrested a 44-year-old man on Thursday (10 October) at an address in Beeston on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control.
Officers also seized a dog, believed to be an XL Bully type, from the address. It remains in secure kennels.
The victim, a 26-year-old man, was taken to hospital after suffering injuries to his leg and hand. His injuries are not currently believed to be life-threatening.
In relation to this incident, Stephen Clay, aged 44, of Beeston, has been charged with being the owner/person in charge of a dog which was dangerously out of control causing injury.
Clay has also been charged with being the owner/person in charge of a dog which was dangerously out of control – relating to two alleged incidents in High Road, Beeston, on 25 September and 2 August – and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, on 2 August.
Clay was released on conditional bail and is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 29 October.
•  New Trent Bridge double original budget opens in 2026 after delays
•  Openreach: 10,000 without phone and broadband after ‘malicious damage’ to cables
