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Man's finger severed in park dog attack

John Sutton/GEOGRAPH A wide angle view of Abington Park in Northampton on a sunny day. There are trees in the background and a lake in the foreground and the grass is a luscious shade of bright green. As the picture has been taken on a sunny day the sky is blue and there are no clouds pictured.John Sutton/GEOGRAPH
Northamptonshire Police has described the dog as being a large black Staffordshire bull terrier cross with a white chest

A man has had the tip of his finger severed in a dog attack at a busy park.

Northamptonshire Police said the man was injured after being approached by a dog which bit his hand at Abington Park in Northampton between 12:30 and 13:30 BST on Saturday.

The dog, which was off the lead but wearing a red collar, is described as being a large black Staffordshire bull terrier cross with a white chest.

The force appealed for the dog's owner to come forward as a matter of urgency and anyone with information to help identify the dog.

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