Dog attack victim's arm left 'looking like a lamb shank' after savaging
The court heard how the victim's left breast had exposed tissue damage and a nipple was hanging off after the attack.
A woman's arm was left looking "like a lamb shank" after a dog viciously attacked her, a witness described.
Nottingham Crown Court heard how the victim suffered horrendous bite injuries on her breast, leaving her nipple hanging off and requiring reconstructive surgery.
A Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross breed named Brucey managed to break free from its lead before attacking the victim down some steps at a block of flats in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
The owner, Russell Feebury, has been handed a suspended jail sentence.
Judge Michael Auty KC said: "I find this a very difficult case to strike a proper balance. You were the owner and keeper of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross and I accept you were devoted to the dog and looked after it well.
"But what happened on this occasion, and previously, was that it slipped its collar. It was a dog that was capable, in the wrong situation, of inflicting the most dreadful harm."
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Antony Cheung, prosecuting, said the "photos in this case are truly horrific."
He added: "It slipped the lead and charged towards the victim, jumped on her and bit her to the right arm. It dragged her down three or four steps and then began biting her chest.
"She shouted 'help the dog has bitten me' and the defendant managed to pull the dog off by the tail. One witness said the injury to the arm 'looked like a lamb shank' and could see down to the bone.
"The defendant said 'I am sorry, I am sorry, I am going to get the dog put down' and told her this was not the first time it had been involved in an incident where it had slipped its lead.
"Her left breast had exposed tissue damage and a nipple was hanging off and she required reconstructive surgery."
Mr Feebury, 50, pleaded guilty to being the owner of a dog which was dangerously out of control and injured a person. Brucey was taken away and destroyed following the incident.
Chris Brewin, mitigating on behalf of Mr Feebury, said: "He had owned this dog for a year, it was a rescue dog he had taken in for someone else. He apologised immediately and he tried to help.
"There was no lead on the dog and he had to grab it by the tail to pull it off. That dog was a wonderful companion to him and he misses it dearly.”
Mr Feebury was given an eight-month jail term, suspended for two years, with 25 rehabilitation sessions. He is now disqualified from owning a dog for five years.
