Just after midnight on Wednesday 8 March a car was forced to stop in Ongar Road, Chigwell, after the occupants came across a dog in the road.
After the woman passenger, 50s, got out of the car, she was bitten by the dog and sustained serious wounds to her arm and leg.
PC Jack Witney, investigating said: “I’d like any witnesses to come forward and help our investigation and we’d be particularly interested in any footage of the incident.
“We understand that the incident may have been recorded by a member of the public in a dark coloured security van.”
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Please quote crime reference 42/41398/23 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.
