Rotherham: Dog that killed woman a legal American Bully XL
Emergency services were called to a home in Masefield Road in West Melton, Rotherham late on Friday night
A 43-year-old woman who was killed in a dog attack in South Yorkshire was bitten by an American Bully XL, police said. The woman was injured by the animal at a property on Masefield Road in West Melton, Rotherham, on Friday night and was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts by paramedics.Two dogs were in the home at the time and neither were a banned breed.
They were both removed from the property and South Yorkshire Police said the dog involved in the attack had "not been euthanised at this stage".Police and an ambulance headed to the property after an emergency phone call from the injured man, South Yorkshire Police sayPolice described the man's hand injury was potentially life-altering.Follow BBC Yorkshire on
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