Police shoot dog after it attacks man
A ‘DANGEROUS’ dog was shot dead by armed police officers in a West London street on Monday after ‘attacking a disabled woman’s son’.
The woman told MyLondon she was left fearing for her and her son’s lives following the attack.
The Metropolitan Police were called at 10.55pm on Monday May 16 to Yew Avenue in West Drayton to reports of a man being attacked by an out of control dog.
When they arrived, they found the man being attacked and ‘discharged a taser’ at which point, the man was able to run away.
Police told MyLondon the dog then also ran off, before being found by officers and shot dead ‘due to the danger posed to members of the public’.
“I watched the dog attack my son,” Suzanne Wythe told MyLondon. “I had fear for his and and my life. I couldn’t do anything. I am disabled and can’t run due to my stroke in 2016 and nervous breakdown.”
She added, “I’m worried about my son – he is in a bad way. And I’m scared to go out now.”
A passer-by posted on social
I’m worried about my son – he is in a bad way. And I’m scared to go out now.
media that they attempted to help the pair, asking the mother to move away from the ‘completely out of control’ animal. They said she ‘ suffered a stress attack’, while her son ‘had serious injuries as he was struggling for 20 minutes to get away’. The mother responded on Facebook: “You saved my son. I owe you my life – seriously, thank you.”
Suzanne’s injured son was rushed to hospital as a priority by the London Ambulance Service (LAS), where his injuries were assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing.
LAS added that they treated another person at the scene and police say they are in contact with the dog’s owners.
Another dog that was at the scene
posed no risk and was not harmed. There have been no arrests.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.58pm on Monday, May 16 to reports of an incident at Kingston Lane, West Drayton.
“We sent two ambulance crews and a medic in a fast response car to the scene. We treated two people at the scene and took one of them to hospital as a priority.”
Suzanne Wythe