Three people were taken to hospital after the attack in Barton, Oxford. Grandmother Sushil Giddy suffered two wounds to her right arm and another to her left leg in the attack in Aldebarton Drive at about 8am on Saturday.
The 51-year-old was last night recovering after having surgery for the second time.
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| Ken Deadman with his injured arm |
Pensioner Ken Deadman spent nine hours at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital after being bitten on his upper left arm.
The pair had come out of their homes after hearing a neighbour screaming because she had been bitten on the wrist.
Oxford University administrator Ms Giddy was attacked as she came to the woman’s rescue.
Her 36-year-old daughter Natasha last night said: “The attack was horrific and the wounds severe.”
She described the dogs as a pit bull-type breed, adding: “My mum said they literally ran up the road and jumped. One of them locked his jaw on to her arm.
“She was knocked on the ground – they were attacking her while she was screaming.
“The blood was everywhere.”
She said the dogs’ owner had tried to stop them attacking. But she said the animals should be put down due to the severity of the injuries, adding: “It’s a street where young children regularly play.”
Referring to her mum, she said: “She is going to be traumatised. She is already worried about coming home. She is already worried the dogs won’t get put down.”
And she added: “She is a Good Samaritan. She would go out of her way for anybody. All she keeps saying is it could have been one of the children.”
Mr Deadman, 68, said he heard his neighbour crying and went to see what was wrong before the dogs attacked Ms Giddy.
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| Some of Sushil Giddy’s injuries |
He said: “One dog came up – it had her on the floor and ripped her apart.”
Mr Deadman was bitten as he tried to get back into his home after Ms Giddy had been taken inside.
He said: “It was painful. It is still painful now. It was so quick. We were doing our best to get them off. It’s very upsetting.”
A 30-year-old man from Headington, Oxford, was arrested after the attack on suspicion of being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog that injured someone. He has been bailed until January 22.
Police said two dogs had been seized and would be kept until the investigation was over.
(Oxford Mail - Dec 18, 2012)
