Police dog returns to work after being stabbed five times in the head

A police dog is back on the job just two months after being stabbed five times in the head while on duty.

Kaiser was repeatedly stabbed when he subdued an intruder in Orpington, Kent, on May 30.

The dog, which also suffered a gash under its eye, was accompanying PC Mark Woolcott to a house in Luxted Road at around 11pm when it was attacked in a back garden.

Despite the vicious attack, Kaiser made a remarkable recovery and returned to work on Friday.

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The Mayor and Mayoress of Bromley gave the heroic dog a new toy on his return.

Kaiser’s force, Croydon’s Met Police wrote on social media: ‘Police dog Kaiser is back on duty!

“After being brutally stabbed in June, PD Kaiser and his handler PC Woolcott were this morning greeted by our Commander Dave Stringer and the Mayor and Mayoress of Bromley.

“Kaiser was absolutely delighted when he received a new toy given to him by the mayor for his bravery.”

Kaiser was able to hold on to the suspect, even though he was injured before police officers could arrest him.

The Met’s taskforce superintendent Emma Richards said the dog was “lucky to be alive” after being rushed to a vet who determined the stab wounds had hit bone and were not life-threatening.

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