Head of An Phu Village in Luc Nam District, Nguyen Van Loi, announced on September 20 that the elderly couple, their granddaughter and a domestic worker had been injured by their dog on September 3.
"The dog used to be kept in a cage but it was being chained that day," Loi said. "It suddenly barked loudly broke the chain and ran to attack the man. His wife rushed to drive the dog away but it attacked her. Their granddaughter and a house helper who stood nearby were also attacked before the dog was controlled by some neighbours."
The four were taken to a local hospital but the couple suffered the most serious injuries. The wife had to be transferred to the Vietnam-Germany Hospital and then to the 108 Military Hospital in Hanoi for treatment.
Loi added that the pitbull had been kept by the family for several years and weighed over 40 kilos. It has been kept in a cage for monitoring following the incident.
Many severe pitbull attacks have been reported in Vietnam.
In May this year, an 82-year-old woman in the southern province of Binh Duong was mauled to death by her family’s pitbull dog.
A woman in Thanh Hoa Province and a boy in Binh Phuoc Province also died after being attacked by two pitbull dogs last year.
Four hospitalised by Bac Giang pitbull attack
Four people have been injured after being attacked by their pitbull dog in the northern province of Bac Giang.
Four people have been injured after being attacked by their pitbull dog in the northern province of Bac Giang.
Source: dtinews.vn
