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Woman injured trying to break up dog fight at Brookline playground

BROOKLINE, Mass. — A woman was injured while trying to break up a dog fight at a playground in Brookline, Brookline Police report.

Officers were called to the Brookline Avenue Playground around 2:30 p.m. on Monday for a report of a person bit by a dog.

When officers arrived, they noticed a woman visibly update with several puncture wounds to her palm and fingers. She was taken to a hospital to be checked out by doctors.

According to witnesses, two dogs got into a fight and the woman was bitten while trying to separate the animals.