Police have seized an American Bully dog which savaged a veteran police horse in a park, as its owner insisted the pet acted in self-defence when "intimidated".
The dog, an American Bully named Coco, suddenly rounded on the horse for around five minutes, leaving it needing stitches.
Officers asked the owner to try and intervene, but Hakan Niyazi, 24, appeared to stand by and do nothing during the incident in Victoria Park, east London.
