Sompting postman nearly loses leg after dog attack (From The Argus)
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Sompting postman nearly loses leg after dog attack
12:30pm Monday 20th August 2012 in News By Bill Gardner
A postman has told how he thought he was “going to die” during a terrifying dog attack.
The 46-year-old almost lost his leg after suffering serious injuries during the mauling at a house in Sompting earlier this year.
Last month he was forced to retire from his daily round and is now seeking compensation from the Royal Mail.
The postman, who did not want to be named, has had to undergo therapy after experiencing panic attacks and nightmares since his ordeal.
He said: “It was just a normal round on a normal day. I knocked on the front door of the house and I could hear a dog scratching and barking at the side gate.
“A woman came to the door and the dog went silent. I asked where it had gone but suddenly it bounded out of the front door.”
As the terrified postman turned to run, the Alsatian sank its teeth into his calf and knocked him to the ground.
It began to shake its head ferociously from side to side, tearing flesh from bone.
The postman said: “I looked down and all I could see was its massive head and a pool of my own blood. I was sure I was going to die.”
The postman was rushed to hospital where doctors told him he was in danger of losing his leg. Part of his calf had been ripped away, leaving injuries which needed three operations to repair.
He said: “The doctor lifted my blanket and told me my leg looked like something out of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
“I was in agony – I have never known anything like it.”
After ten days in hospital and four months off work, the postman tried to return to his round in June – but the attack had left him with chronic pain and a permanent limp.
A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: “Our main aim is to always prevent attacks. If we feel that there is a risk from a dog, or any other animal, at an individual address, we are committed to working with the customer to agree simple steps to ensure we can deliver the mail safely. “
Comments(13)
Roundbill
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1:18pm Mon 20 Aug 12
willy harris wrote:The milk of human kindness runneth over ... Will, do you work for ATOS?
oh well theres allways the compo,crowd to fall back on,,ive been bitten by many more dangerous critters than a dog during my working life as a game reserve warden, so please get a grip on yourself and stop thinking about how much you can scrounge from the social,i know many people that still work with only one limb,
AngelicDevil
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1:38pm Mon 20 Aug 12
willy harris wrote:I'm with you on this one!
oh well theres allways the compo,crowd to fall back on,,ive been bitten by many more dangerous critters than a dog during my working life as a game reserve warden, so please get a grip on yourself and stop thinking about how much you can scrounge from the social,i know many people that still work with only one limb,
But, if you are going to claim compensation at least go for those responsible!
The woman should be made to pay out seeing as she failed to stop her dog mauling someone.
Mart2a
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2:06pm Mon 20 Aug 12
daviddavid
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2:43pm Mon 20 Aug 12
epiphany
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3:04pm Mon 20 Aug 12
willy harris wrote:What !!!! how many limbless postman do you know ? T**T. Yeah and when I worked on the game reserve I shot the critters that bit me !!! W****r !
oh well theres allways the compo,crowd to fall back on,,ive been bitten by many more dangerous critters than a dog during my working life as a game reserve warden, so please get a grip on yourself and stop thinking about how much you can scrounge from the social,i know many people that still work with only one limb,
getThisCoalitionOut
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3:09pm Mon 20 Aug 12
I have come across so many whilst out walking my dog - I try to talk to some of them and get told they are not interested?! Disgraceful. One elderly lady has a sheep dog that is an absolute nightmare - she thinks it's fine, refuses to listen to anyone. Something has to change that you can report these useless people to someone who will do something about it and make the owner do something to.
Hoarder12345444
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3:34pm Mon 20 Aug 12
willy harris wrote:Oh shutup you imbecile, you try walking with hardly any leg left. He should sue the person and get compo, bloody deserves it after that!!! Bloody dogs I can't stand them!!!
oh well theres allways the compo,crowd to fall back on,,ive been bitten by many more dangerous critters than a dog during my working life as a game reserve warden, so please get a grip on yourself and stop thinking about how much you can scrounge from the social,i know many people that still work with only one limb,
Mel@cityclean
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4:06pm Mon 20 Aug 12
Number Six
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4:09pm Mon 20 Aug 12
willy harris
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6:56pm Mon 20 Aug 12
epiphany wrote:how well you express yourself , mr/miss epiphany,you moust be very proud of yourself,,,in your language, yeah,,as for limbless postal workers,do you suppose that the dog involved actualy was chewing his leg off?my advice too you is go away to a dark place and think about taking some lessons of how to reply to comments made, by the way i would very much like to find out which reserve you worked at,,must have quite strange to shoot animals that you were employed to protect!
willy harris wrote:What !!!! how many limbless postman do you know ? T**T. Yeah and when I worked on the game reserve I shot the critters that bit me !!! W****r !
oh well theres allways the compo,crowd to fall back on,,ive been bitten by many more dangerous critters than a dog during my working life as a game reserve warden, so please get a grip on yourself and stop thinking about how much you can scrounge from the social,i know many people that still work with only one limb,
epiphany
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7:49pm Mon 20 Aug 12
willy harris wrote:Yeah....I,m just having a jolly jape like yourself Mr Willy. If this dog done some serious damage to a postal worker it could potential have killed a child...would you be so glib in your comments then ? And the reserve I worked on was on Fantasy Island. Happy Days
epiphany wrote:how well you express yourself , mr/miss epiphany,you moust be very proud of yourself,,,in your language, yeah,,as for limbless postal workers,do you suppose that the dog involved actualy was chewing his leg off?my advice too you is go away to a dark place and think about taking some lessons of how to reply to comments made, by the way i would very much like to find out which reserve you worked at,,must have quite strange to shoot animals that you were employed to protect!
willy harris wrote:What !!!! how many limbless postman do you know ? T**T. Yeah and when I worked on the game reserve I shot the critters that bit me !!! W****r !
oh well theres allways the compo,crowd to fall back on,,ive been bitten by many more dangerous critters than a dog during my working life as a game reserve warden, so please get a grip on yourself and stop thinking about how much you can scrounge from the social,i know many people that still work with only one limb,
willy harris
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4:43am Tue 21 Aug 12
willy harris says...
1:09pm Mon 20 Aug 12