A TERRIER has died after being attacked by another dog in Bournemouth.

The incident happened at around 6.20pm on Friday, June 24, when a woman was walking her Staffordshire Bull Terrier on a lead near to the public toilets on West Cliff Green.

They were then attacked by a tan-coloured Mastiff-type dog, which was with its owner but not on a lead.

The second dog viciously bit the victim’s dog, which died as a result of its injuries.

The victim – a 46-year-old local woman – also sustained a cut to her head as she tried to rescue her pet.

The owner of the Mastiff-type dog is described as a black man, aged 30 to 35 years old, of medium build and wearing a scarf on his head. He was with a white woman and they left the scene in a silver Audi A3.

Police Constable Liz Cook, of Bournemouth police, said: “This was a particularly nasty attack on a dog that was muzzled and on a lead and its owner.

“Enquiries are underway to identify the man and dog. I believe this incident was witnessed by a number of people and would urge anyone who saw what happened, or captured any of it on their mobile phone, to please contact Dorset Police.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 24:347.