A horrified dog owner had to go to hospital for treatment after stepping on a used needle at a popular walking spot. Daniela Stoyanova was walking in Dalry Cemetery in Edinburgh with her border collie Bubba when she suddenly felt a sharp and burning pain in her right foot.
She initially thought she had stepped on a piece of wood but when she looked at her shoe, she saw the head of a needle sticking out.
Daniela told Edinburgh Live: “My first reaction was to look at the sole of my shoe as I was convinced I stepped on something sharp, possibly a piece of wood or tree branch or stick. To my surprise, I saw the head of a needle and straightaway I knew it was a needle from a syringe.“
