A vulnerable Scots woman was left lying bleeding in the street after being attacked by an out-of-control German Shepherd despite begging the animal’s owner for help. Stephanie McGeough, who suffers from Addison’s Disease, was walking to her Clydebank home when the vicious dog lunged at her arm before sinking its teeth into her limb on March 11, 2021.
The 34-year-old told how she lost a chunk of flesh after ripping her arm out of the animal’s powerful jaws before having to fend off a second attack as its owner held onto its lead. Stephanie slumped to the ground and feared losing consciousness as she felt herself going into an adrenal crisis - which can be fatal without an emergency injection of hydrocortisone.
A driving instructor who was nearby heard Stephanie's screams and raced to help her before she was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment to her injuries. Stephanie, who now suffers from PTSD, has blasted the justice system after learning that the animal's owner, Robert O'Donnell, 75, escaped with a fine when sentenced at Dumbarton Sheriff Court this week.
