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Police want to speak to this man.(Image: Avon and Somerset Police)<\/p>\nA much-loved pet dog was savaged and died of its injuries<\/p>\n
20:24, 21 Aug 2025Updated 20:25, 21 Aug 2025<\/p>\n
Police want to speak to this man.(Image: Avon and Somerset Police)<\/p>\n
A man is being sought by police as part of an investigation into the death of a dog that was attacked and killed at the Harbourside<\/a> in Bristol.<\/p>\n On Friday, August 8, at around 4pm, a dog<\/a> was attacked by a larger dog in Hanover Place.<\/p>\n The smaller dog died of its injuries.<\/p>\n The larger dog was described as a grey short-haired mastiff or pit-bull type.<\/p>\n Avon and Somerset Police<\/a> have released an image of a man they’d like to speak to as part of the investigation into the incident on Spike Island.<\/p>\n He is described as white, believed to be aged in his 20s or early 30s, about 5ft 8ins to 5ft 10ins tall and of a skinny build.<\/p>\n He was wearing a grey baseball cap, black t-shirt, grey jogging bottoms and carrying a small bag at the time.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the force said: “Officers investigating an incident on Spike Island in Bristol in which a dog was attacked by another dog have released an image of a man they want to speak to as part of their investigation.<\/p>\n “At about 4pm on Friday, August 8, in Hanover Place, a dog was attacked by a larger dog, described as a grey short-haired mastiff or pit-bull type.<\/p>\n “Sadly, the smaller dog died of its injuries.<\/p>\n “Officers are now appealing for the public\u2019s help to identify a man they want to speak to as part of their investigation.<\/p>\n “He is described as white, believed to be aged in his 20s or early 30s, about 5ft 8ins to 5ft 10ins tall and of skinny build.<\/p>\n “He was wearing a grey baseball cap, black t-shirt, grey jogging bottoms and carrying a small bag at the time.<\/p>\n “If you can help, please call 101<\/a> and give the call handler the reference number 5225226207, or complete our online appeals form<\/a>.<\/p>\n “You can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111<\/a> or via their Anonymous Online Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n “No personal details are taken, information cannot be traced or recorded and you will not go to court or have to speak to police when contacting Crimestoppers.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A much-loved pet dog was savaged and died of its injuries 20:24, 21 Aug 2025Updated 20:25, 21 Aug…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":363012,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[9312,381,748,690,393,4884,800,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-363011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-avon-and-somerset-constabulary","9":"tag-bristol","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-dogs","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-harbourside","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115068815555310723","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Police](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755810673_641_0_AD_21-08-2025_spikeisland.jpg\")
Police want to speak to this man.(Image: Avon and Somerset Police)<\/p>\n