THE PSNI HAS said they are aware of a video circulating online of an officer being bitten by a dog while on duty in north Belfast. 

Officers were at a house in the Silverstream Avenue area on Wednesday, 26 June when one was attacked by a dog.

In the footage, the female officer can be seen struggling to break free of the dog’s grip after it bites her boot, while her colleague strikes the dog with his baton to try to remove it.

The officers can be heard shouting “get your dog” repeatedly as the owner shouts at the dog before taking the officer’s baton and striking the dog. 

The female officer’s boot eventually comes loose and the dog stops its attack.

The PSNI said the officer sustained an injury to her foot after the dog latched onto her boot. The other officer who was present during the attack was not injured.

The force said the dog warden has been contacted and enquiries remain ongoing.

Belfast City Council confirmed to The Journal that it’s Dog Warden service has been made aware of the dog attack. 

“We cannot comment further while this investigation is ongoing,” a statement read.