A woman has been bitten in the face by a large back dog in Grantham.

Lincolnshire Police is appealing for information which happened around 6.30am yesterday (Saturday May 16).

The woman, aged in her 30s, was walking along Harrow Street near to the River Witham at the back of Sainsbury's.

It was at this point that she was approached by a large black dog that did not appear to be with anyone which bit her on the face. This resulted in multiple lacerations on her face that required stitches.

Lincolnshire Police would like to hear from anyone who knows who the dog belongs to or anyone who saw the incident take place.

Anyone with any information can contact the police via one of the following ways:

Via the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident number 76 of 16/05/2020

By emailing [email protected] please remember to put the reference 76 of 16/05/2020 in the subject box.

Through the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or on-line at crimestoppers-uk.org

In an emergency always call 999

Reference: Incident 76 of 16/05/2020