Woman mauled by three dogs on the Mornington Peninsula
A woman has been mauled by three dogs on the Mornington Peninsula, while visiting a patient she was caring for.
The carer who works for Peninsula Health, had just stepped into the home of a patient who recently suffered a stroke, when she was attacked by three Mastiff cross dogs.
“I heard the dogs barking and going off, just fighting, I didnt realise they were attacking anyone,” neighbour Melissa Skeats told 7 News.
The woman suffered deep bite marks on her face, upper body and ankle.
She was taken to Frankston Hospital in a stable condition and had surgery on the wounds on Thursday afternoon.
The dogs also attacked their owner when he tried to pull them off the carer. He was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The three dogs were seized shortly after the attack, but it is not yet known if they will be destroyed.
Residents claimed the dogs had caused trouble in the neighbourhood before.
Andy Jones said one of them jumped his fence last month and killed his dog, Gypsy.
He said his pet dog was found in the mouth of one of the Mastiff cross dogs.
"She had a couple of bite marks on her."
Melissa Skeats said she was forced to increase the size of her fence because she was worried they would get in her yard and attack her son.
“It’s a concern, everyday I’m watching the backyard, making sure he's fine and the dog's fine.”
Both police and the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council are investigating the matter.
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