Man critical, mum and daughter mauled by dog in Sydney

A man is fighting for his life after being mauled by two American Staffordshire terriers at a Western Sydney house yesterday. GRAPHIC WARNING.

• Man critical after Tregear dog attack

A man is fighting for his life after being mauled by two American Staffordshire terriers at a Western Sydney house yesterday.

A 10-year-old girl was playing with one of the dogs at a Tregear home yesterday when it attacked her.

Her mother, 30, tried to protect her daughter and was also attacked. The man aged in his 40s also tried to stop the attack before he too was set upon. At some point during the attack, the second dog joined in.

Three people have been attacked by two dogs at Tregear. Picture: TNV

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The man suffered a heart attack in addition to serious cuts caused by the dog bites.

The woman, who had bite wounds to her forearm, and her daughter, who suffered a bite wound to her back, were both taken to hospital.

A police source told The Daily Telegraph the dogs simply “turned on them”.

The male victim had been staying at the home and the mum and daughter were visiting­ him. It is understood the dog’s owner arrived home after the attack. He locked the dogs in a room as emergency crews arrived.

The dogs have been secured. Picture: TNV

A 30-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter were also bitten by the dogs. Picture: TNV

A third dog at the home was not involved.

The man required a blood transfusion at the scene and was put into an induced coma before being taken to hospital. He remained in a critical condition last night.

The woman was released from Westmead Hospital to be with her daughter.

Kelly Wisely, 40, was sitting opposite the house when she heard screaming. “We were sitting on the porch here, we just heard screaming, all we heard was, ‘Shut the door, shut the door’,” she said.

RSPCA officers tranquillised the dogs and stretchered them to a council vehicle before they were taken to a vet and then the Blacktown pound.

NSW Ambulance Inspector Phil Templeman said the woman was injured protecting her child.

“Her mother also sustained injuries to the arm while she was trying to defend the child,” he said.

A 10-year-old girl who was bitten on the back is transported to hospital. Picture: TNV

Officers found a 40-year-old man suffering multiple bites and in cardiac arrest. Picture: TNV

Originally published as Man critical, mum and daughter mauled by dog in Sydney