Adelaide woman mauled in the street by neighbour’s dog

A woman has had the lower part of her face ripped off in a savage attack by her neighbour’s Great Dane-Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross.

Ashley Bunn, 45, was walking home from her sister’s house in Adelaide’s western suburbs on Boxing Day when she was chased down and mauled in the night by the dog. 

The singer’s jugular vein was damaged in the attack, causing major blood loss, and her chin was partially detached, Channel Ten reported. 

The singer’s jugular vein was damaged in the attack, causing major blood loss, and her chin was partially detached

Ms Bunn spent the following two weeks in hospital receiving 200 stitches and several skin graphs, which were taken from her forearm along with tendons to reconstruct her chin.  

She claimed the dog was playing in a front yard without a gate when it bolted for her just moments from her home.

The dog’s jaw latched around Ms Bunn’s chin and pulled in a downwards motion, causing significant damage.   

‘When I did look in the mirror I just burst into tears,’ Ms Bunn told the network.

‘I didn’t know what to think. I know I’m not going to look the same. 

Ms Bunn (pictured) spent the following two weeks in hospital receiving 200 stitches and several skin graphs, which were taken from her forearm (right) to reconstruct her chin

‘His teeth went underneath [my chin] … and he gripped on with his upper jaw. I had 200 stitches in my face because I felt my own chin come down.’ 

Ms Bunn may be required to undergo a further fifteen facial reconstruction surgeries during her long road to recovery.  

Taking to social media on Wednesday, Ms Bunn said that the attack ‘was a random thing’ and didn’t consider anyone to be at fault. 

Nonetheless, the dog’s owner faces a $10,000 fine under strict South Australian dog attack laws, Channel Ten reported.

Ms Bunn may be required to undergo a further fifteen facial reconstruction surgeries during her long road to recovery