Runner Pepper-Sprays Dog Allegedly Attacking Her, Then Gets Bitten by Its OwnerPolice say the human bite caused significant injury.
By Jordan Smith
Jan 7, 2019
A woman trying to protect herself from an alleged dog attack instead got bitten by a human.
The incident occurred on the Goldenrod Trail at the Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Oakland, California, on Thursday, January 3. The runner attempted to defend herself when a dog reportedly attacked her on the trail by spraying it with pepper spray.
Then, the dog’s owner approached the runner, and “a physical altercation ensued,†according to an alert by the East Bay Regional Park District Police. The dog’s owner bit the runner, a police spokesman told Runner’s World.
The suspect also tackled and punched the runner before biting her in the forearm, according to NBC Bay Area. The runner shot a video on her phone of the suspect as she walked away. ...
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