TWO men were injured by a dog after a row in a Welwyn Garden City park between 15 men.

Police appealed for witnesses and information about an alleged public order offence.

The brawl is said to have to have happened between 4.35pm and 4.45pm on April 28, in King George V Playing Fields.

A police spokeswoman said: “There was allegedly an altercation in the park between a group of about 15 men, and which involved a dog.”

She added that two men “received minor injuries from the dog”.

Five men have been arrested and police bailed.

They are a 20 year-old, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old, all from Hatfield; and an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old from Welwyn Garden City.

• Anyone with any information on this crime should ring PC Rachel Brown via the non-emergency number 0845 33 00 222.