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| Woman hurt in rottweiler attack | Woman hurt in rottweiler attack |
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| A woman suffered serious arm injuries when she was attacked by a dog, believed to be a rottweiler. | A woman suffered serious arm injuries when she was attacked by a dog, believed to be a rottweiler. |
| The 26-year-old was taken to hospital after being attacked in Fisher Street, Brierley Hill, in the West Midlands, during Saturday morning. | The 26-year-old was taken to hospital after being attacked in Fisher Street, Brierley Hill, in the West Midlands, during Saturday morning. |
| Police said two dogs taken from the scene were later destroyed. | Police said two dogs taken from the scene were later destroyed. |
| A 30-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of allowing dogs to be dangerously out of control. She has since been released on bail. | A 30-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of allowing dogs to be dangerously out of control. She has since been released on bail. |
| The attack took place a day after a one-year-old boy was killed by a rottweiler at his grandparents' home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. | |
| Archie-Lee Andrew Hirst suffered multiple injuries when he was mauled by the dog, which was a family pet. | |
| I was conscious of the dog but I think anyone would do what I did John Hughes, neighbour Dog laws under spotlight | |
| John Hughes, a neighbour of the woman injured on Saturday, spoke of how he heard her screaming before seeing the dog attached to her arm. | |
| "We opened the gate when we heard her screaming for help," said Mr Hughes. | |
| "The dog was attached to her arm. She was screaming and in pain." | |
| Mr Hughes stepped in and grabbed the dog by its neck and shook it. | |
| "My wife says it let go then but I ran to get a spade, in case it came back." | |
| He added that he did not think twice about stepping in to help. | |
| "I was conscious of the dog but I think anyone would do what I did," said Mr Hughes. | |
| "You can't walk away and let a dog rip someone to pieces. You tend not to think of yourself." |