Woman injured by escaped pig

A woman needed hospital treatment after being injured by an escaped pig.

The 61-year-old received wounds to both her legs after the incident in Heathfield Lane, Darlaston, on 4 October.

West Midlands Police said it received reports of a "pig on the loose" just before 9.30am.

Officers and an ambulance crew managed to deal with the animal and the "pig was taken back to its pen", according to the force.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: