‘Blood is everywhere’ the woman ‘torn off her limbs’ by an out-of-control dog in a violent attack | United Kingdom | News

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The woman, believed to be in her late 60s or early 70s, was attacked by a Japanese Akita breed at an estate on Grosvenor Road. Police said the woman had suffered “severe dog bites” and was taken to hospital on Thursday afternoon. The force added that they believed the dog lived with the woman in the house.

It is also understood that the victim suffered a partial amputation during the terrifying ordeal.

West Midlands Police said a 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being responsible for a seriously out of control dog.

The force confirmed that the dog was “humanely destroyed at the scene of the accident.”

Police and paramedics from the West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the property shortly before 2pm.

A doctor and a doctor treated the woman at the scene before she was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

A friend remembers seeing “blood everywhere” and said the woman was “in bad shape”.

They added, “Touch her and go if she’ll survive.

“It’s just an absolute tragedy.”

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “A man has been arrested after a woman was seriously bitten by a dog in Grosvenor Road, Wolverhampton shortly before 2pm yesterday (September 30).

“A woman believed to be in her late 60s or early 70s, was taken to hospital and treated for injuries described as life-changing.

“The dog, which we understand lives on the property with the victim and is believed to be a Japanese Akita, was humanely destroyed at the scene.

“A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being responsible for a dog that is seriously out of control.

“He is still in police custody today.”

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 1.43pm yesterday to reports of a person being bitten by a dog in Grosvenor Road, Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton.

“An ambulance, a paramedic and a doctor from the West Midlands CARE team attended the scene.

“On arrival, we found a patient, a woman, who was suffering from serious injuries, who received treatment at the scene and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment.”

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