Woman mauled to death in dog attack as man left with serious injuries
A WOMAN has been mauled to death in a dog attack while a man has been left with potentially life-altering injuries.
Emergency services last night rushed to a home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire where the attack occured.The 43-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts by paramedics. Meanwhile 42-year-old man was taken to hospital after suffering injuries to his hands, abdomen and face.A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: "We were called to a property on Masefield Road in West Melton at about 10.15pm last night by a member of the public stating a dog had attacked himself and a woman.
"Officers attended with a Yorkshire Ambulance Crew and found a man, aged 42, with a potentially life-altering injury to one hand, plus injuries to his other hand, abdomen and face."The woman, aged 43, had been fatally bitten and despite the best efforts of emergency crews was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene."
It comes as animal welfare experts have blamed the UK’s dog mauling epidemic on lockdown “impulse buys” – as the rise in killer cases has more than doubled.
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