Toddler injured in dog attack outside Livingston shop

Author: Paul ReillyPublished 13th May 2025
Last updated 13th May 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses after a three-year-old boy was bitten by a dog in Livingston.

The attack happened around midday on Friday 2 May outside a shop in Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston.

The dog - described as a fawn-coloured, stocky bull breed wearing a black harness and lead - fled the scene with its owner, heading down Drumshoreland Road, towards the school.

The owner is described as a white man, around 6ft tall, of stocky build with short, light-coloured hair. He was wearing a dark top, shorts, and sliders.

Constable Kirsty Forsyth from Broxburn Police Station urged anyone with information to come forward: "We are appealing to the public to help trace the dog and its owner."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference 1582 of 2 May, 2025.

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