A police dog bitten and seriously injured a five-year-old boy in North Rhine-Westphalia.
According to a police press release, the incident took place on Thursday afternoon when the officer from Düren was taking a private walk.
According to this, the policewoman was out with her dog near the Berzbuir district of Düren when the dog bit a child in the arm for reasons that were not yet clear.
The five-year-old was traveling with his mother and was taken to a hospital, where he is being treated as an inpatient.
According to the information, the service dog will initially no longer be used.
For reasons of neutrality, the Aachen police took over the investigation.
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