Stabbed Derbyshire police dog back in training

A police dog who was stabbed four times while attending an arrest in Derbyshire is back on the beat.

PD Axle, was injured while assisting police in High Street, Riddings, Derbyshire, on 4 July.

The German shepherd was treated at a vets in Derby after the attack and has now returned to training and active duty.

Matthew Stretch, 28, of Plantation Road, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, admitted stabbing a police dog and threatening to kill three people and four other charges at Derby Crown Court.

He will be sentenced on 4 October.