A SCHOOLBOY, a woman and a man have been injured after being mauled by a dog.
The ten-year-old suffered injuries to his leg, as did the man while the woman was bitten on her hand in Monday's attack by a pitbull.
West Yorkshire Police were called to an area in Huddersfield.
Officers managed to get the dog – described as a family pet – under control before they took it away.
Police had been called by alarmed members of the public.
The pair's injuries have been described as serious but not life-changing.
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Police said they were called shortly before 1pm after reports of a dog attacking people in the back garden of a home.
The force told Sun Online: "Officers attended the address at which an adult woman had received a bite wound to a hand and a man had received a serious bite wound to his leg.
"A child present had also received a serious bite injury.
"All were taken to hospital for treatment to the injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.
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"The dog was secure at the property and has been seized."
The force earlier said the dog was a "family pet described as a Pitbull type".
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