A dog was euthanised after injuring a teenager outside a block of flats in North Lanarkshire.
Emergency services were called to the entrance of Oakfield High Rise, in Motherwell’s Anderson Street after the 18-year-old man was attacked at around 11.20am on Wednesday.
Officers confirmed that the teen was taken to hospital for treatment.
The dog, understood to be a bully type dog, was put down following the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11.20am on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, police received a report of a dog having injured an 18-year-old man on Anderson Street, Motherwell.
“The man was taken to hospital for treatment. The dog has been euthanised.”
![The attack took place outside a block of flats in Motherwell.](https://news.stv.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/92701c56c254fd30655d9418dc4fe080-1697796135.jpeg)
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