- By Hamish Mureddu-Reid
- BBC News
Image supply, Sussex Police
Vic Franklin had his left leg, proper arm and left center finger amputated after he was attacked by two dogs
A household have expressed their worries for the standard of lifetime of a 77-year-old man after he misplaced a leg and an arm in a canine attack.
Vic Franklin was left with horrific injures after he was attacked in his home city of Bognor Regis in August.
He had his left leg, proper arm and left center finger amputated, and continues to be in hospital.
“Our major concern was not solely the preservation of his life, but additionally the standard of his life,” the household stated.
Two dogs, believed to be Rottweilers, have been shot lifeless by officers, Sussex Police stated after the attack.
A 29-year old man was arrested on suspicion of being answerable for a canine dangerously uncontrolled.
He stays on police bail, a police spokesman stated.
‘He’s our hero’
Mr Franklin’s son, Lee, stated in assertion on behalf of the household that they have been “utterly devastated” once they heard concerning the attack.
“It despatched shockwaves by the household as a result of dad has been the glue that holds us all collectively,” he stated.
“We realised we did not have a alternative and after having his left leg, proper arm and left center finger amputated, we feared the worst.”
Mr Franklin’s son stated his father “nonetheless manages to make everybody snicker”.
He additionally stated the very first thing Mr Franklin had stated after waking up from surgical procedure was “everyone seems to be protected now” after listening to concerning the attack.
In the assertion, which was launched by Sussex Police, Lee stated: “His first thought was to make sure everybody was protected and that the dogs might do no additional hurt.
“As far as we’re involved, he is our hero.”
