Dog owner arrested following series of attacks

Officers from Wiltshire Police have arrested a woman in connection with several dog attacks

A dog owner has been arrested on suspicion of having their animal dangerously out of control following a series of attacks.

Wiltshire Police seized a dog and arrested a 33-year-old woman on Thursday in connection with the incidents, which happened in the Moredon area of Swindon over the last month.

One person and two dogs were attacked in April, and a cat was also killed on 3 May.

Wiltshire Police, which has thanked the public for helping identify the woman, said she is in custody and being questioned.

The woman was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control under section three of the Dangerous Dogs Act.

PC Sam Young of the Swindon Local Policing Tasking Team confirmed the dog had been seized and said the force "appreciated the significant amount of public concern" surrounding the incidents.