Four people, including a police officer, have been rushed to hospital after they were attacked by two dogs in Sydney’s west.
Police were called to the corner of Charles Hackett Drive and the Great Western Highway in St Marys shortly before 10am on Thursday.
It came after reports that three people had been set upon by two dogs.
A man in his 50s, a man in his 30s, and a woman in her 70s were treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital in a stable condition.
A police officer was also bitten and was also taken for treatment.
The dogs were captured with help from Penrith Council rangers.
An investigation into the incident is underway.
It comes just one week after a 17-year-old girl was killed by the ten-year-old mixed-breed dog while she was studying at a friend’s house.
Four people have been attacked in a vicious double dog attack in Sydney’s west (stock)
Annalyse Blyton, 17, was at a home in Singleton in the NSW Hunter Valley when she was fatally mauled by the Boxer-bull Arab-Irish wolfhound cross named Bear.
Bystanders desperately tried to pull the young girl from the jaws of the crazed animal as it ripped at her flesh.
The 17-year-old suffered catastrophic injuries to her head, neck, and body and was airlifted to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
Bear was shot dead by police with the owners’ consent as officers launched an investigation, assisted at the scene by Singleton Council rangers.
On Tuesday, the dog’s owner posted a video tribute on Instagram to the dog.
‘It wasn’t your fault or hers IDK [I don’t know] why you had to do what you did. It’s not fair. I just wish I was there,’ he wrote.
‘I miss you, my bear boi.’
The post made no mention of Annalyse’s death.
On Tuesday, the dog’s owner posted a video tribute on Instagram to the dog. The post made no mention of Annalyse’s death
Annalyse, 17, suffered catastrophic injuries to her head, neck and body and was airlifted to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition
‘Emergency services were met with quite a confronting scene,’ Acting Superintendent Justin Cornes said.
‘It should be noted that the dog was actually in a fenced yard at the time. This didn’t occur in the street.’
He said the dog’s owners were cooperating with police and described the attack as ‘out of character.’ He also praised bystanders who intervened.
‘Running into a scene without knowing the full circumstances, and to jump in and remove the dog, which at the time was very aggressive… [it’s] an incredible act,’ Supt Cornes said.
Annalyse’s mother, Lauren Dening, had earlier pleaded for her daughter to fight for life while thanking first responders and medical staff.
‘Fight with everything you have, my baby girl,’ she wrote.
‘You are the most caring, beautiful girl and you have so much love and support to get you through this terrible time.’
The tragedy comes amid renewed scrutiny of dog ownership laws in NSW.
Last year, Deputy State Coroner Carmel Forbes recommended an overhaul following a series of fatal attacks, including the mauling deaths of a five-week-old baby on the Central Coast in 2020 and two-year-old Jyedon Pollard at a Cowra motel in 2022.
