A pregnant woman has been left with a life-changing injury after a close friend’s dog mauled her face until
it was ‘hanging off’ while she went visiting. Laura Holmes, 21, said she feared she and her unborn baby
would die when the American Akita dog attacked her as she sat sending a text
message.
The animal leapt up and tore at
her face, ripping chunks of flesh from her mouth and cheeks, leaving her
needing 60 stitches according to Dailymail.
her face, ripping chunks of flesh from her mouth and cheeks, leaving her
needing 60 stitches according to Dailymail.
Friends then tried to drag the pet
off her and only succeeded when they repeatedly kicked the dangerous dog, which
was later destroyed.
off her and only succeeded when they repeatedly kicked the dangerous dog, which
was later destroyed.
She was rushed to Queen’s Medical
Centre, where surgeons battled to save her face and her baby.
Centre, where surgeons battled to save her face and her baby.
Laura had to give birth to baby
Nathaniel – now 15 weeks old – by C-section because doctors felt she may not be
able to withstand the pain of a natural birth due to her injuries.
Nathaniel – now 15 weeks old – by C-section because doctors felt she may not be
able to withstand the pain of a natural birth due to her injuries.
The dog’s owner, Tracie Taylor,
her friend has received a 16-week jail sentence suspended for a year and was
ordered to pay Laura £1000 in compensation.
her friend has received a 16-week jail sentence suspended for a year and was
ordered to pay Laura £1000 in compensation.
Tracy becomes the first in Britain
to be prosecuted under tough new laws after failing to control the seven stone
Akita.
Laura now
The dog
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