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Dog Attack in Greece Leaves Man Injured, Pet Dead; Owner Arrested
🇬🇷 Greece /Crime & Justice

Dog Attack in Greece Leaves Man Injured, Pet Dead; Owner Arrested

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 66-year-old man and his Yorkshire terrier were attacked by a larger dog in Vrilissia, Greece.
  • The man sustained injuries, and his dog was killed during the incident.
  • The owner of the attacking dog was arrested, and the victim's wife expressed distress over the lack of apology.

A morning walk turned into a terrifying ordeal for a 66-year-old man and his small dog in Vrilissia, Greece. The man was reportedly heading to a local bakery when a larger dog, described as a shepherd-type breed, allegedly broke free from its owner and attacked.

He's lucky it didn't disembowel him.

— Wife of the injured manDescribing the severity of the attack on her husband.

The aggressive dog first latched onto the victim's two-kilogram Yorkshire terrier, killing it. The attack then turned on the 66-year-old man, who suffered abrasions to his body. "He's lucky it didn't disembowel him," his wife told tanea.gr, recounting the horrifying moments.

The wife stated that the attacking dog's owner claimed the animal had been tied up outside a shop but was not secured properly. The unleashed dog then attacked her husband and their pet. The injured man received first aid at a hospital and was examined by a forensic pathologist.

She said she had tied it up at the stands for pets, but obviously she hadn't tied it well. The dog came loose and attacked ours.

— Wife of the injured manExplaining the circumstances of the attack as told by the other dog's owner.

Adding to the distress, the wife revealed that the owner of the aggressive dog had not contacted them, not even to offer an apology. "What's the point of an apology now?" she questioned, emphasizing the profound lack of remorse felt by the attacking dog's owner. The 48-year-old owner was arrested on charges of dangerous bodily harm and animal cruelty.

What's the point of an apology now?

— Wife of the injured manExpressing her feelings about the lack of apology from the attacking dog's owner.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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