By Tita Smith For Daily Mail Australia
05:35 09 Feb 2024, up to date 05:35 09 Feb 2024
- Woman mauled by canine at property in Condell Park
- ‘Aggressive’ animal has since been put down
EXCLUSIVE
A savage canine that mauled a feminine cleaner at a suburban home was a rescue animal that had solely just lately been adopted.
Lynda Dowell, 52, turned up at a property in Condell Park, in Sydney’s southwest, shortly earlier than 1pm on Tuesday to wash when she was all of a sudden set upon by the property proprietor’s pet.
Despite preliminary experiences the canine was an American Pit Bull Terrier, Ms Dowell’s niece, Kiara, stated the aggressive animal was a French Mastiff.
The canine repeatedly bit Ms Dowell on the chest and limbs, with a gaggle of close by tradesmen speeding over to avoid wasting her after listening to her screams.
The males threw a bin and rocks on the canine earlier than cops arrived and subdued it was a taser.
Ms Dowell was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a severe however secure situation, whereas the canine was faraway from the scene by council handlers after which euthanised.
Ms Dowell’s niece Kiara stated Ms Dowell has since undergone surgical procedure to restore the blood circulation to her arm.
‘The canine was a rescue canine the woman had solely had for a number of weeks,’ she informed Daily Mail Australia.
‘(My aunt) is extraordinarily traumatised from the attack and it is going to be a gradual restoration time.
‘She is fortunate to be alive.’
Distressing footage from the scene confirmed two officers standing behind a wall as onlookers shouted at them to take motion.
‘It must cease now, you have to get her out of there, mate,’ yelled one tradie who was watching from behind a fence.
Seconds later, an officers fired a taser. The animal then began barking as somebody shouted: ‘Where’s the ambulance?’
Emergency crews arrived a short while later.
Witnesses stated there was little that may very well be performed to assist Ms Dowell till police arrived.
‘Two tradesmen really pulled up and have been serving to, however they only could not cease the canine attacking the lady,’ neighbour Peter Burzynski stated.
One of the lads who ran to the lady’s help, who recognized himself solely as Mohamad, stated such harmful animals shouldn’t be allowed.
‘I began throwing rocks at it, I threw a crowbar at it, throwing little concrete slabs at it, threw a rubbish bin at it and the canine would not transfer. He saved sitting on the ground and (mauling the lady),’ he stated.
‘That canine should not be out within the public, particularly a canine like that. We’ve all acquired youngsters, it might’ve been any of our youngsters, might’ve been our mums, our wives, anyone.’
