As a cop and a compassionate person her instinct kicked in when she saw a man lying motionless in the road. Police officer Michelle Murphy stopped her van and went to investigate.
But for her show of humanity and professionalism she was to pay a heavy price. Within moments she had been viciously mauled by an out of control dog belonging to the man she was trying to help.
She needed urgent hospital treatment, spent 12 weeks off work, and was left with permanent injuries to her left leg. But the trauma of that night goes even deeper. She believes that without the back-up of colleagues she may have been killed by the animal.
