Police dog savaged boy, 10, as he played in his grandmother's back garden despite the German Shepherd being on a lead

A 10-year-old boy had to be rushed to hospital after he was attacked by a police dog while he played in the back garden of his grandmother's house. Tom Cutbill, was bitten three times by the German Shepherd-Belgian Malinois cross, which was on a lead,as he played in the back garden in Oldbury, West Midlands. West Midlands Police has launched an investigation into the incident, which happened as officers were on the trail of copper thieves, and issued an unreserved apology to the child and his family. The force has also informed the Independent Police Complaints Commission about the incident, which happened on Sunday afternoon. The terrified schoolboy was rushed to Sandwell Hospital, West Midlands, where he needed 20 stitches and two skin graft operations. He spent four days in hospital before being discharged today needing crutches to walk.

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