Man 'thought he was going to die' after being attacked by out of control bulldog
17.03.2023 - 16:51
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An Oldham man has spoken of his terror after he was attacked by an 'out of control' bulldog on his walk home.
Chris Oakes, 40, was just yards from his front door when he was leapt upon by the animal. He says he 'thought I was going to die' and 'felt my bone breaking in its mouth'.
The dog snapped his arm, tore the skin open and ferociously bit the broken bone, leaving him in need of hospital treatment and unable to work. He was rushed to the Royal Oldham Hospital where he was treated for three days, reports The Mirror.
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The decorator said: “I was screaming, my girlfriend was screaming. When I felt my bone breaking in its mouth I shouted ‘I’m going to die’.”
He was returning home with his Staffordshire bull terriers, Frank and Betty, when the American bulldog pounced. Chris had Frank, aged three, on a lead and his girlfriend was with two-year-old Betty.
Chris said: “I heard it before I’d seen it. It was a gravel path and I heard something behind me. It was sprinting towards us. It was like a dog would go after a cat. By the time I turned round it was already on us. It was so quick.
“It immediately latched on to my dog. As I turned round to get my dog away from it, it grabbed on to my arm and tried pulling me to the ground. I felt my arm break straight away in its mouth.
“It was like he had a rope in its mouth. It was shaking my arm from side to side. It was trying to rip my arm off. I thought I was going to die. There was a hell of a lot of blood. There was blood everywhere.
“I was kicking it and trying to fight it off. It released, but tried to come back again, then it ran off.”
Chris was wearing his work hoodie but the