A boerboel. Image: Pixabay
Boerboel mauls its 66 year old owner
A boerboel had to be put down in Durban after it mauled its elderly owner who was returning home in the morning
A boerboel. Image: Pixabay
A dog may be a man’s best friend, but for one Durban pensioner, his boerboel ‘best friend’ turned on him and is currently in critical condition.
The 66-year-old man was mauled by his pet boerboel this week at around 6:30am in his home on Glenwood Drive in Westridge.
ELDERLY MAN STABILISED ON SCENE
According to paramedics the man was stabilized and rushed to hospital.
‘The man was stabilized on the scene by Advanced Life Support Paramedics before transported to a nearby Durban Hospital for the urgent care that he required.”
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“At this stage the events leading up to the incident are unknown”, the EMS service said in a statement.
BOERBOEL PUT DOWN
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According IOL, the dog had to be put down after it refused to ease its grip on its owner preventing security and paramedics access to the patient.
“SAPS and private security services had to shoot the dog numerous times to gain access to the patient. It is alleged that the Boerboel started attacking the owner after the owner came home early this morning from a night of partying,” the security company said in its incident report.
