A MOTHER is warning people to be on their guard after her little boy was attacked by a dog in Morton Stanley Park.

Nikki Strearman with having a family day out in the park with son Jamie on Saturday when the attack happened.

Jamie and his five-year-old friend were playing football when the ball rolled off and went under a bench with a man and a woman sat on it.

The two youngsters ran around the bench and it was only then that Jamie’s mum saw an alsatian-type dog sat under the seat.

Before her and her companions could get to Jamie, the dog had attacked him, jumping up and biting his back.

Nikki said: “Jamie was screaming, so were the rest of us, but the couple with the dog did nothing, they didn’t even reprimand it.”

Nikki says the dog was on a lead but the lead was not held.

“The man with the dog eventually came over to talk to us but at no point did he say that it had never done anything like that before, neither did he seem particularly surprised by what had happened,” said Nikki.

After examining Jamie’s back and seeing the dog had drawn blood, the police were called but the couple had then moved off. Jamie was taken to hospital where the wound was treated.

Nikki added: “The police said there was not much that could be done as the couple had gone, they just said I should call them if I saw them again.

“After the incident Jamie was petrified about the thought of all dogs, but we explained to him that they’re not all like this one.

“I want other people to be wary as this dog will attack again.”