A dog was "flung around like a toy" after a brutal mid-morning attack.
Sarah Lewis, from Waterloo, was out walking her two-year-old Bichon Frise, Spud, when the "traumatic" incident occurred. At around 10.30am on Sandy Lane in Seaforth, Sarah said what looked like an XL American Pitbull off lead came running towards them when it suddenly grabbed Spud "by the neck".
Sarah told the ECHO her beloved pet ended up in the road as he was "thrown around like a toy". She said: "I just jumped on the Pitbull, everyone came out on the street to try and help.
