West Mercia Police have confirmed that on Sunday evening, officers responded to a report of a dog related incident which caused injuries to two people in Hereford.

The incident took place at a residential property on Campbell Close, Hereford at around 5.15pm (Sunday 22 October)

During an altercation between two dogs from the same household, a man in his 20s suffered a hand injury attempting to separate the dogs and a woman, also in her 20s, suffered facial injuries after being knocked to the ground.

Both people have been taken to hospital.

The dog which caused the injury to the man has been recovered from the property and is currently secured at kennels.