An incident involving dogs resulted in a man being assaulted in Poole.

Between 11.20am and 11.30am on Tuesday 26 December 2023 the victim was walking his dog at Whitecliff Park when it started interacting with a black and tan terrier-type dog that was also off the lead.

The victim tried to recall his dog, and the terrier’s male owner then picked up the victim’s dog and dragged it toward him while shouting and swearing.

As the victim was leaning over to check his dog, the man punched him to the face, making contact with his left eye.

Then a woman who was with him began shouting and screaming at the victim as he got back up before she also left the scene.

The man involved is described as white, in his 30s and of medium build with brown hair and he was wearing a black jacket, jeans and trainers. The woman with him is described as white, in her 30s and of medium build with black hair in a ponytail. She was wearing a cream-coloured jumper, black leggings and black trainers.

Police community support investigator Brett Hirst, of Poole police, said: “This was a distressing incident for the victim and we are carrying out enquiries to identify the man and woman involved.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55230201476.