Edinburgh dog attack sees 26-year-old woman hospitalised with serious injuries
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Emergency services raced to a property on Leith’s Academy Street this morning and the 26-year-old was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
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A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 9.15am on Thursday, 16 May, 2024 officers were called to reports of a person having been attacked by two dogs within a property at Academy Street, Leith.
"Emergency servcies attended and a 26-year-old woman was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh by ambulance with serious injuries.
"Officers remain in attendance and enquiries are ongoing."
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman added: “We received a call at 9:10 hours today to attend an incident on Academy Street, Edinburgh.
“We dispatched one ambulance to the scene and one patient was transport to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”
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