A ROTTWEILER has been captured after a sheep was mauled to death and an elderly couple were held-up in their home too frightened to step foot outside.

The dog was one of a pair that went on a rampage around Flockton on Sunday evening.

Kirklees dog wardens spent yesterday searching the area after police were called in to deal with the vicious duo.

The rottweiler-type dogs were first seen roaming around the garden of a house on Grange Lane at about 6.40pm.

Two terrified pensioners barricaded themselves inside, too scared to leave their home in case they were attacked.

Shortly after, a Flockton farmer went to check on her animals to find her flock of sheep had been savagely attacked in a field.

The woman – who wanted to remain anonymous – was horrified to find the ewes in her flock had been injured trying to protect their lambs.

One was so severely damaged its jaw was hanging off and had to put down immediately.

“I went down to the animals as it was coming dusk to feed the hens and check on them and I couldn’t believe it,” she said.

“It was the ewes who had come off worse trying to protect their babies, but it affects the whole flock.

“We had to have one put down because its jaw had been completely ripped off. A couple more had also been mauled.

“We are now expecting a really high vet’s bill because they all had to have injections and antibiotics.

“Some dogs owners are just so irresponsible. There are some wonderful ones who really look after their dogs but some just let them go and don’t think about the consequences.”

Police community support officers attended both incidents on Sunday night.

Kirklees Council’s dog warden service, which is responsible for dealing with stray dogs, was then alerted.

One of the dogs was found during a search of the area yesterday and is being kept in kennels until its owner can be located.

A spokesman said: “The council took over from the police in trying to locate the dogs. We managed to find one of them and our efforts to find the other dog are ongoing.”

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “The dogs had left when we arrived and there were no reports of any dogs missing.

“They were not out of control and nobody was at immediate risk.

“This was therefore not a police matter and was passed to the council’s dog warden which deals with stray dogs.”