An Auckland man being held against a wall and attacked by two dogs was saved when a 70-year-old great-grandfather pulled his car over and used his jandal to fend off the vicious animals.
Davinder Singh, the son of the injured man, said his father was attacked by two dogs and bitten on his legs and hands.
Singh said Paul Dorè, who also lives on the street, pulled over to help and he was also attacked.
“He was a big fearless guy so he punched and all that and took them off but they bit him on the elbow and on the hand.”
He told the Herald the man had a deep cut on his hand.
“Police came and the ambulance came as well.”
Dorè told the Herald when he spotted him the man was stuck.
“At first I was a bit confused, thinking are those dogs with him then I realised they weren’t, that they were having a go at him.”
Dorè described the dogs as “young, pure white bullmastiff types”.
“I’m thinking if it’s a young kid [they had attacked], what sort of state they’d be in now if they were willing to take me on.”
Dorè said the dogs backed off when he raised a jandal above his head.
“They turned and I was going after them at this stage, thinking I’m not backing down… Best way to handle this is to attack them, and then they ran.”
He told the Herald they must have sense that, “This guy’s a crazy idiot”.
Singh said a neighbour told them the dogs had been seen in the area before.
He said his father and the man who helped him are okay, but medical staff are checking them over.
A spokesperson for Hato Hone St John said the agency was notified of an animal-related incident at 11.32am today on Sturdee Rd, Manuerwa.
“We responded with two ambulances and one rapid response vehicle. Two patients, both in a moderate condition, were assessed and treated at the scene.”
Police confirmed staff had assisted.
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