Crime & Safety
Child left ‘bleeding’ after dangerous dog bite at Oxfordshire park
The incident occurred while the young girl was in Edmonds Park in Didcot between 1.45pm and 2pm on Wednesday, March 11.
Thames Valley Police says the child had approached a woman who was entering the park with a ginger Cavapoo called ‘Boris’.
After confirming the dog was comfortable around children, the woman allowed the child to briefly hold the lead.
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The woman is described as a white female, around 50 or 60 years old, wearing a multi-coloured scarf and a black jacket.
She also gave the child dog treats, which she fed to the dog without incident.
A short time later, after handing the lead back, the child stroked the dog and was bitten on the left hand.
Neither the adult present nor the dog owner saw the bite occur, and the dog did not growl or yap beforehand.
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The bite caused a superficial wound, breaking the skin and leaving tooth marks on the middle finger and the finger next to it, and the child’s hand was bleeding.
A statement from Thames Valley Police said: “We are appealing for witnesses to a dangerous dog incident in the park in Didcot.
“Anyone with information or relevant footage should please call 101 or make a report via our website, quoting reference number 43260121189.”
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The 79-year-old dame is well known for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, for which she has won two BAFTA TV Awards.
She has also starred in Martin Scorsese’s 2013 hit The Wolf of Wall Street, the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, and The New Avengers, among others.
Dame Joanna has several links to Oxfordshire with the actress being awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Oxford Brookes University in 2002.
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She also backed The Old Bakehouse in Chadlington, leading to a community group stepping in to save the supported living home from closure.
However, it was reported in The Sun that Dame Joanna was targeted by masked motorbike thieves at her £2.5m London house.
The newspaper reported that neighbour and Times columnist Emma Duncan said looked out of the window and could see there was something “untoward” going on.
She said: “I ran downstairs, slung on a coat and sprinted along the pavement towards the noise.
“A group of men on motorbikes had surrounded a car whose alarm was going off. One was yelling ‘I can’t f***ing start it!’”
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Dame Joanna reportedly joined in in telling the thieves trying to steal her car to “f*** off” before saying to Ms Duncan: “Darling, it’s so sweet of you to come out.”
Fans of the legendary actress have taken online to rally around the star with supportive comments after the terrifying targeted attack.
Susan Wade said online: “Must have been very frightening for her” while Philippa Peate added: “Poor Joanna – how frightening.”
Pete Bleakley said: “Another ‘unbelievable, dahling’ dinner party story to amaze her luvvie mates with.”
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