A man was terrified he was going to die during an attack which involved a number of dogs belonging to a championship dog show judge.
Anthony Dawson was walking his daughter's Jack Russell/Chihuahua-cross called Coco on November 28, last year, when he came upon his neighbour Daphney Iley - who was walking five of her Rough Collies at the time. But as Mr Dawson passed, one of Iley's dog's, Hugo, began aggressively barking at Coco. When Mr Dawson lifted his leg in an attempt to keep Hugo away, the other four were said to have surrounded him, before he was viciously attacked.
Mr Dawson, who curled into the foetal position in order to protect Coco from the "snarling" and "snapping" dog, sustained nasty injuries to his arm and hand, and told Newcastle Magistrates' Court he was fearing for his life as Iley stood "nonchalantly" watching. The ordeal finally ended when another neighbour came to help Mr Dawson's and took him to a home for first aid.
