Woman is being treated for leg and chest injuries after being mauled by her dog in Sydney’s south
- 44-year-old woman was treated in hospital after being allegedly mauled by dog
- Police were called to Sydney’s south after they received reports of dog attack
- Emergency services found woman at the home with leg, arm and chest wounds
- Woman treated in hospital in a stable condition and receives ongoing treatment
A 44-year-old woman is being treated in hospital after she was allegedly was mauled by her pet dog in Sydney’s south.
Police were called to a home on Florida Street, Sylvania in Southern Sydney about 8.20pm on Sunday after they received reports a woman had been injured by a dog.
When emergency services arrived at the home, they allegedly found the woman with bite wounds and scratches to her arm, leg and chest, police told Daily Mail Australia.
A 44-year-old woman is being treated in hospital after she was allegedly was mauled by her pet dog in Sydney’s south
The woman was taken to St George Hospital were she received treatment for her injuries and remains in a stable condition.
Police said the woman is receiving ongoing treatment to her chest and leg wounds.
Sutherland Shire Council and the RSPCA are said to investigating the circumstances that led to the alleged attack.
The breed of the dog is not yet known.
Police were called to a home on Florida Street (pictured), Sylvania in Southern Sydney about 8.20pm on Sunday after they received reports a woman had been injured by a dog
The alleged attack came just weeks after a 51-year-old man was allegedly mauled to death by his pet dog at his home in Nowra on the south coast on NSW.
When police discovered the man’s body with severe injuries they intially treated the case as a possible homicide. The Daily Telegraph reported.
It was later revealed that the man was ‘attacked’ by his Staffordshire bull terrior after he had an epileptic seizure.