A WOMAN suffered minor injuries after being bitten by a small dog at Oxenholme.

Police have said a black and white terrier, possibly a Jack Russell, bit her near the Post Office at Helmside Road at approximately 8.45am on Sunday, May 22.

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The female suffered minor injuries which required hospital treatment.

The dog was being walked on a lead by a man in his 70s, and police ask anyone who may know anything about this incident to contact them on 101.