Ferocious 'pitbull' mauls schoolgirl and pizza delivery driver before being shot dead on doorstep

Neighbours have told of their horror after a ferocious 'pitbull' attacked a teenage girl and a takeaway delivery driver before being shot dead by police marksmen. Armed officers were called to Morley Street in Rochdale on Friday night following reports of an aggressive dog on the loose.

Neighbours say the aggressive animal had been roaming the street for a number of hours before it attacked the girl as she walked along the pavement with two friends. CCTV footage seen by the M.E.N. shows the dog lunge for the teenager moments after she appeared to bend down to stroke it.

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As she turned and ran, the dog attacked her again, causing her to fall to the pavement. Witnesses said she suffered bite wounds to her arm and leg. The dog then attacked a pizza delivery driver as he got out of his car, neighbours said.

After being bit on the calf he ran into a house.

After spending around 45 minutes hiding under a caravan on the street the dog was shot dead on the doorstep of a terraced house around 20 yards away from where the attacks took place.

One neighbour, who had just pulled up in his car when the first attack took place, said: "The police told me it was an American pit bull. I first saw it about 7pm, just sat on the pavement. I've never seen it before.

"Two teenage girls were walking down the street with a young lad. I think one of the girls tried to interact with it and it just started running after her.

"She fell down and I think that's when it attacked her. She was bleeding from her arm and her leg and she dropped her phone on the pavement.

"Then the delivery driver pulled up. He didn't realise there was a dog on the loose. It went