A 49-year-old man has been arrested after a dog under his care attacked and injured a pedestrian on Thessaloniki’s waterfront, police said.
The incident occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday along the city’s seafront promenade, where a 59-year-old man was bitten by the dog and sustained an injury to his right thigh.
An ambulance transported the victim to a local hospital, where he received first aid for his injuries.
According to police, the dog belongs to the suspect’s wife, but it was under the 49-year-old’s supervision at the time of the attack. The man, a Bulgarian national, was arrested following a complaint filed with the authorities.
Prosecutors have brought charges against him for negligent bodily harm, as well as violations of Greece’s legislation governing companion animals.
