Moment schoolboy, 14, is attacked by muscular ‘pitbull kind canine’ in terrifying mauling that left him with blood pouring from his arms

A 14-year-old boy has suffered horrific maul wounds after he was savaged by an out-of-control dog while playing in a park.

Disturbing footage shows how Abdul Waheed Akhtar desperately fought the muscular pit-bull type dog as it tore into him on Monday.

He was rushed to hospital with nasty puncture marks and blood pouring from his arms, where he has since undergone surgery to his limbs.

Abdul’s father, Nadeem Akhtar, 45, said his son was playing in Queens Park in Bolton, Greater Manchester, with relatives when a couple began throwing a stick for the black dog.

However, after the pair tossed the piece of wood towards the family group, he said the dog then ran at Waheed and dragged him to the floor.

This is the moment a muscular pit-bull type dog tears into a 14-year-old boy

Abdul Waheed Akhtar was playing in Queens Park in Bolton, Greater Manchester, when the dog attacked him

He was left with nasty puncture marks and blood pouring from his arms 

The teenager only escaped further injury after a woman – believed to be one of the dog’s owners – managed to pull it off him as he struggled on the ground.

Mr Akhtar said his son has regularly been bursting into tears following the traumatising incident and now struggles to sleep properly.

The father-of-six, who works as a taxi driver, said: ‘The other kids were crying, there was blood everywhere.

‘It was awful, my son was shaking with fear because he had to fight with the dog. He had an operation on Wednesday, he’s still in the hospital.

‘But he doesn’t sleep, he doesn’t want to go outside. He’s just crying all the time. When he sees me and his mum, he’s just crying all the time.

‘He’s been really affected by this. He says he doesn’t want to go to school, he just wants to stay in.’

Mr Akhtar said he was at work when the incident unfolded as Abdul and his cousins were enjoying the mild autumn weather in the park near his home.

‘I was working at the time, I’m a taxi driver,’ he said. ‘My son was playing in the park with his cousins. There were three or four lads.

‘They said they were just standing in the park and the couple came with the dog, and they were throwing a stick to the dog, it was running around and grabbing that.

‘Then they threw the stick, a long stick, towards them. The dog ran towards them and his friends ran off.

Abdul’s father said he has regularly been bursting into tears following the traumatising incident and now struggles to sleep properly

A look at the wounds which the dog left on the 14-year-old’s arm following the attack

A couple began throwing a stick for the black dog before it ran at Waheed and dragged him to the floor

The schoolboy can be seen getting pinned to the ground by the muscular dog

The teenager only escaped further injury after a woman, pictured, managed to pull it off him as he struggled on the ground

‘The dog grabbed him in the back and he fell on the floor, and the dog jumped on him. It was biting everywhere, but the main injuries were to his arms.’

Disturbing photos taken after Abdul reached the hospital showed how he was left with a deep puncture wound on the side of his left arm.

Mr Akhtar said doctors want to keep his son under supervision for the rest of the week.

He also revealed how he is worried for the safety of other children who play in the usually family-friendly park.

‘A lot of kids play in that park, so I’m worried it could happen again,’ he added.

‘I don’t want other people’s kids to be shaking and crying after being attacked.’

Greater Manchester Police said they are currently hunting the dog and its owner and have spoken to Adbul about his experience.

Their spokesperson said: ‘There is an active investigation ongoing and work is being undertook to locate the dog and its owner/s.

‘The incident happened at 3.50pm on Monday 28 October 2024 on Park Lodge, Bolton.

‘We attended the hospital and took a statement from the victim the same day the incident took place and an officer has been assigned the case and is working through it.’