A resident of Yekaterinburg was seriously injured while walking with her five-year-old son. On Shiroka Rechka, on February 26, in the area of Mednogorskaya Street, they were attacked by an enraged Rottweiler.
“I’m bleeding, there’s a five-year-old child underneath me. The dog won’t let me get close!” the victim says in the footage.
According to the video from the scene, the woman was lying in the snow. The dog bit her and her child until they bled. The mother covered her frightened son with her body. She holds her head with her hands, then covers it with a hood. Then, the Rottweiler tried to bite her neck and face. At the same time, her son does not stop crying.
Drivers passing by tried to help the mother and child, but the Rottweiler attacked them as well. They tried to scare the dog away with rakes, but even improvised means were useless for such a confrontation.
The frightened mother began calling emergency services and asked to call the police to the scene of the emergency. As specified, this Rottweiler has attacked Yekaterinburg residents more than once. Moreover, the dog continues to roam the area.
Police Department No. 8 received a report of the incident at 16:30. Law enforcement officers are conducting an investigation.
– A police squad arrived at the scene. The dog’s owner has been identified. The injured woman and child were sent to the emergency room. Woman plans to contact the internal affairs agencies with a statement, – the police press group for Yekaterinburg reports.
The prosecutor’s office has also taken an interest in the incident. The supervisory agency has also ordered an investigation. The regional Investigative Committee is investigating the circumstances of the incident.