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Boy hurt by his family dog's bite on holiday park

Lisa YoungBBC News, Cornwall
News imageGoogle Maps The entrance to the holiday park. There is a sign with an artistic representation of the bay and beach and the words PERRAN SANDS below it on one side and a static caravan on the other side in a car park which has one car in it. There are flags either side of the entrance which is flanked with grass verges and paths. Beyond the drive are bushes and in the distance buildings.Google Maps
The dog had belonged to the family of the teenager, police said

A dog has been put down after it bit a teenage boy, police have said.

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said the boy had been injured in the head and arm at Perran Sands Holiday Park in Perranporth.

They said the teenager had been taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro by ambulance after the incident which took place at about 16:40 BST on Thursday.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the dog had belonged to the teenager's family who had given consent for the dog to be euthanised.

No further action would be taken, the force added.

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