The 84-year-old man was walking when he was attacked by a dog that had escaped from a nearby property, dragged into a garden and attacked. | ITV News Granada

A 29-year-old woman has been held on suspicion of having a dog that was dangerously out of control, causing serious injury, after the attack on Monday evening, Cheshire Constabulary said.

Police, including armed officers found an 84-year-old man had suffered serious injuries. Two dogs were destroyed at the scene. | ITV News Granada

Armed officers shot and killed the dog, as well as a second suspected XL bully that was found at the address, and arrested a 29-year-old woman on suspicion of being in possession of a dog dangerously out of control causing serious injury.

A man in his 80s has been seriously injured following reports of a dog attack in Cheshire, police have said. Officers were called to reports of a dog attack at an address on Bardsley Avenue, Warrington, at around 6.40pm on Monday, Cheshire Constabulary said.

Armed police have shot dead two suspected XL Bully dogs after a vicious attack on an 84-year-old man in Warrington. Police say armed units responded on Monday, February 24, and unloaded 19 shots on their targets.

A man in his 80s has been seriously injured following an XL bully attack in Cheshire, police have said. Officers were called to reports of a dog attack at an address on Bardsley Avenue, Warrington, at around 6.