Lady, 69, severely injured by canine exterior Edmonton restaurant: police

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Edmonton police are on the lookout for the proprietor of a canine they are saying “viciously” attacked a senior citizen Saturday, leaving her with wounds to her arms, face and leg.

The girl was strolling on the sidewalk exterior a pizza place at 118 Avenue and 33 Avenue round 4:30 p.m. Saturday when a person strolling a canine approached from the other way, based on a Tuesday launch from the Edmonton Police Service.

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“It’s alleged the male informed the lady ‘Don’t fear, he don’t chunk’, simply previous to the canine viciously attacking her,” police stated within the launch. “The canine reportedly knocked the lady down on the sidewalk, then started biting her.”

The girl sustained critical chunk wounds to one among her legs, arms and face” earlier than escaping into the restaurant. Paramedics handled her on the scene earlier than bringing her to hospital with critical, non-life-threatening accidents. She underwent surgical procedure there, police stated.

Police searched the realm however couldn’t discover the suspect, who fled the scene on foot. He was described as a white man with lengthy blond hair, who was carrying a purple shirt on the time of the incident. The person was strolling a canine, described by police as a tan-coloured pit bull or pit bull cross on an extended, blue leash.

Anybody with data concerning the whereabouts of the male suspect and/or the canine is requested to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a cell phone. Nameless data may also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or on-line at www.p3tips.com/250.