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‘I couldn’t get it off‘ Fern woman required 13 stitches after being bitten by dog

Tracy McAllister suffered injuries to her arm after being bitten by a dog.
Tracy McAllister suffered injuries to her arm after being bitten by a dog.

An Angus woman spent two nights in hospital after a dog mauled her arm in Dundee.

Tracey McAllister from the village of Fern, near Brechin, was attacked by a mastiff cross on a leash in Old Craigie Road.

The bite left a wound in Tracey’s arm that required 13 stitches at Ninewells Hospital.

Mum-of-three Tracey, 53, who describes herself as a dog lover, said: “The woman had the dog on a lead and as it came walking past it grabbed my arm.

“It was yanking on my sleeve and I couldn’t get it off.

“Eventually a man kicked the dog to get it off.

“It was terrible.

“At first I thought it was just my sleeve that was ripped until I noticed that it had taken a big chunk out of my arm too.

“I was in shock at the time and then once my arm got released and I saw the injury, I felt quite sick and faint.

“The man who helped get the dog off had a handkerchief and he tied it around my arm to stop the bleeding.”

A resident of the street took Tracey, pictured above, to hospital, where she was taken to theatre and put under a general anaesthetic.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “Officers are aware of an incident involving a dog in Dundee on Tuesday.

“Inquiries are ongoing at this time.”