The proprietor of a dog that snapped and mauled a woman, leaving her without an ear, on a street in Melbourne‘s east has apologized over the “heartbreaking” assault.
The proprietor was placing onerous garbage outdoors her Bulleen house on Sunday evening, when the three-year-old Bull Arab cross ran outdoors and latched onto the lady’s neck.
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Police say the sufferer, a nurse aged in her 60s, was strolling on the intersection of Manningham Rd and Carrathool St about 5.15pm when the animal attacked.
She suffered severe accidents, together with having her ear ripped off, and was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the place she stays in a steady situation.
The canine’s proprietor stated she was devastated the household pet had attacked.
“I am simply so sorry for the girl,” she stated.
“I do know there’s nothing that I can say that is going to make it higher for her. It is heartbreaking.”
She stated whereas the canine was an enormous and highly effective animal, “he is usually very lovable and dopey”.
“It is fully out of the blue, and also you’re simply considering, ‘What triggered it? What triggered it?’ and I do not suppose there shall be a solution.”
The sufferer’s household advised 7NEWS she is fortunate to be alive and can should be fitted with a prosthetic ear after surgeons had been unable to reattach it following the assault.
She had surgical procedure on her neck in a single day.
Manningham Metropolis Council rangers seized the canine and took it to the pound. It’s anticipated to be put down.
“I perceive what his destiny shall be and I perceive for security, for everyone, what is going on to occur,” his proprietor stated.
– With Melina Sarris
