A nan said she will never ever be the exact same after she was assaulted by a dog outside her home.
On Wednesday, May, 17 Agnes O’Hare declares she was assaulted by a neighbour’s dog after she went to your home, on Ash Vale in Wavertree, to provide some post. However when the door was opened she declares the neighbour’s dog went out and began to trample her leg.
Agnes, aged 89, was not able to get the dog off her leg and a passerby needed to step in and “kick it the face” to stop the attack. Her child Sharon Edwards has said her mum, who utilized to be mobile, is now bedbound and needs to utilize a wheelchair after the dog “ripped her leg” open.
She has actually likewise informed how her elderly mum is frightened to go outdoors on her own, afraid she might be assaulted once again.
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Sharon informed the ECHO: “This dog went out and ripped her leg open, she remains in a truly bad method. A lad over the roadway needed to kick it off her prior to she was up to the flooring.
“She remained in a lot distress and they needed to sew within the injury due to the fact that the dog bit into the muscle in her leg. She is an 89 year-old-woman who is now virtually bedbound. The dog is still at the properties now and my mum is on her last nerves.”
Merseyside Police said it examined the dog after the attack and discovered it to be a “legal breed and not hazardous.” However, Sharon said that her mum is frightened to go outside her home while the dog is still on the street.
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The 56-year-old said: “She did not need to utilize a wheelchair prior to and she has actually not been the exact same female given that this taken place. Having the dog next door is upsetting her and if she wishes to head out to the front of your home we need to be with her, she can’t be left alone.
“She might walk around prior to however was not too good on her legs. The medical professionals have said her leg is going to take a very long time to recover due to the fact that of her age.”
A representative for Merseyside Police said: “We can validate we received a report of a dog hurting a lady in Wavertree on Wednesday, May 17. At around 7.15pm, it was reported that a dog had actually bitten a lady, who is aged in her 80s, on her leg and she sustained injuries.
“Our queries are continuous into this event and a professional officer has actually given that gone to the home of the dog owner to perform an evaluation and it was discovered that the dog is a legal breed and is not hazardous.”
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