Dog killer urged to tell police

Bailey was hit by the bike and died on the way to the vets

The motorbiker who killed a puppy and injured its teenage owner in a hit-and-run at a park has been urged to hand himself into police.

Lee Patullo, 15, was watching children play football in Mill O' Mains park on Tuesday evening when two scrambler bikes appeared from the hedges.

Lee and 11-month-old Yorkshire terrier Bailey were hit - Bailey died on the way to the vets.

The family have warned the culprits they are risking the safety of others.

The bike that hit Lee and Bailey was driven by a male wearing a dark jacket and dark helmet.

The other scrambler was blue and white and was also ridden by a male with a dark jacket and helmet. He carried a teenage girl passenger who wore a green jacket and had dark brown hair.

Lee said: "I heard them before I saw them and before I knew it they were so close and I just remember feeling there was nothing I could do to stop it.

"I screamed, I took his lead off and I picked him up and I just started screaming 'help' to the other managers."

Two men then came to help Lee and took him back to his home where he realised he had also been injured.

Lee's foot was injured but he was more worried about Bailey

He said "I wasn't really thinking about that until I got to the house, then I went, 'they got me as well', because I started feeling the pain in my foot, but it was the last thing on my mind.

"I just can't believe it's happened, it's not something you'd expect to happen in a park, I just can't believe he's gone.

"I don't know what makes them think that they can just come into a public park going 60 miles an hour on a bike, it's just selfishness."

Lee's mother Carol Walker told the BBC Scotland news website that it had been tough for Lee to cope.

"It's something we'll never forget really, " she said.

"He's not had much sleep and it's natural to blame yourself, but there's nothing he could've done. Bailey was on the lead, they were in the park, you just can't imagine something like that happening."

Lee had to take time off school to get over the shock but does expect to return on Friday.

Ms Walker urged those responsible to let the police know.

She said: "Nothing's going to bring Bailey back but they could've seriously hurt Lee or another child in the park.

"I just think they have to know it's not right that you go about on these bikes in parks."