A woman is warning others of the dangers posed by retractable dog leads after suffering a gruesome "garrotte" injury - which has since become infected.
The unnamed Truro local was walking with a friend in Cardinham Woods near Bodmin when they saw a dog racing towards them, dragging its lead behind it.
The lead was a retractable one, usually made of a thin, nylon cord, and as the dog ran around the woman, it became wrapped around her legs, Cornwall Live reports.
