Cara Marshall, 17, from Gallatown in Kirkcaldy, was taken to Victoria Hospital on Sunday evening after what has been described as a Staffordshire bull terrier jumped up and bit her hand and back. Now she has been left with potentially life-changing injuries, including ruptured tendons and possibly reduced movement in her hand.
The incident happened on Sunday evening, when Cara went to visit a friend, and was unexpectedly attacked by the dog which knows her well. She said: “I walked round to the house on Dunsire Street. I opened the gate to go in. The dog came running down as he always does. Normally he’s behind the closed front door, but this time it was open.
“I put my hand out to let him smell me, but after a second he just latched on. All I can picture is him jumping and latching on to my hand. I’d been pulling at my hand to get him off, but I turned right towards the fence to get away. He let go and was pulling at my jacket. I was screaming, he then bit me on the back, and it’s left a puncture wound.”
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