Yorkshire, October 18: In another dog attack case in UK, a five-year-old boy fell victim to a vicious dog attack in Doncaster, South Yorkshire leaving the child with severe punctured wounds. According to a Mirror report, the incident occurred on Saturday, October 7 when the three dogs went "out of control" and attacked the boy on Balfour Road in front of the owner. Police officers say that the dogs' owner didn't make any attempt to bring them under control and apparently fled the scene. The boy was rushed to a hospital and luckily his wounds are not believed to be life-threatening. Dog Attack in UK: Two XL Bullies Attack Woman on Street in Wales, Owner Banned From Keeping Dogs for 10 Years.

The police force have launched a probe and made an appeal to the public to come forward and with any information they have about either the owner or the dogs. The owner of the dogs was described as someone aged between 30 to 40 and about six feet to six feet two inches tall. At the time of the incident he was wearing a long green coat and light green combat trousers." Anyone with information on the attack is urged to contact the force", Police spokesperson told the media outlet. Anyone who witnessed the incident, or possess any information about the attack has also been asked to contact the South Yorkshire force. UK Dog Attack Horror: XL Bully Escapes From House After Attacking Owner in Norfolk; Shot Dead by Police.

Series of dog attack incidents have rattled several communities in UK. On the very day the police force initiated a search for the owner, an elderly woman was mauled by her own pet, an XL Bully dog in Norfolk. The dog was later tracked down and euthanised due to potential threat to the wider public. In another similar incident a woman in Vales of Glamorgan, Wales was set upon by two XL Bullies. The woman ended up with severe bite wounds while trying to save her own pet dog and the incident left her in psychological trauma.

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