A DOG walker in East Yorkshire was attacked by a man who claimed he had been bitten by the animal.

Humberside Police said yesterday the incident happened as the dog’s owner was walking his pet on a public footpath on Butterfly Meadows, Wilberforce Way, Beverley, at lunchtime on Tuesday, January 14.

A spokesman said: “Another man approached the man and his dog from the opposite direction and as they became level with each other, the dog barked at the other man.

“He then claimed to have been bitten by the dog and struck the owner in the face.”