Man walking dog suffered ‘serious facial injuries’ in east Belfast assault

A man walking his dog has suffered serious facial injuries after he was assaulted in east Belfast.

The victim, who is aged in his sixties, was attacked in the Clarawood Estate in an area known locally as ‘Marsh Wiggle’.

Police said the victim was assaulted by an unknown male, who was accompanied by another man who had two XL Bully type dogs with him.

A PSNI said the attack happened on July 11 at around 11am.

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Issuing an appeal for information, a PSNI spokesman said: “This male was described as having grey hair, was of slim build, approximately 5′10″ tall and possibly aged in his early fifties.

“He was wearing grey clothing and was accompanied by a teenage male and had two XL Bully type dogs with him when he is alleged to have assaulted the victim.

“The injured man sustained serious facial injuries and required hospital treatment following the attack.

“Anyone with any information about this incident or who may be able to help with the investigation, is asked to call police at Strandtown on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 638 11/07/24.

“A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.