A retired waiter is recovering after a piece of his ear was bitten off when two pit bulls attacked him. PostKZN
His daughter, Sashnee Madurai, said her father was walking towards her home when the dogs came out of a neighbour’s yard through an unlocked gate and charged towards him.
“I was inside my home and I didn’t know what was going on. A neighbour, who brought my dad to my home after the attack, told me that the dogs jumped on him and he fell.”“My father was shouting for help and he tried to push and kick off the dogs.She said a resident, Nirodh Sukhnandan, tried to get the dogs away from her dad and he was bitten on his arm.“Other residents came to assist and the dogs backed down.”“He was covered in blood. When he regained consciousness, he was unable to speak.
Madurai said she reported the incident to the police and they allegedly told her that the dogs would be removed by the SPCA.She said her dad and her neighbours were still recovering from their injuries. The dogs’ owner, Trevin Moonsamy, said his pets were sent to an animal rehabilitation centre a day after the attack.“We have sent them to a rehabilitation centre. I’m not sure if they will be returned.”POST
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