West Mercia Police are appealing for information following a shocking incident where a small dog was attacked and killed by a larger dog.

The incident occurred in Malvern.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said:

“A police investigation was commenced after a small dog was killed by a larger dog on Malvern Link Common on 17th October.

“Overnight a dog was seized under the Dangerous Dog Act 1991 as part of this investigation.

“Local enquiries are continuing, if you witnessed the incident please contact the local policing team on linkanddyson.snt@westmercia.police.uk or 101 quoting reference 00215_i_17102024

“We want to reassure the public that incidents like this are not common in our local area and the police will act swiftly to seize dogs dangerously out of control in public and take appropriate action against their owners.”