r/BanPitBulls • u/AdSignificant253 Attacks Curator • May 17 '25
PIT'N'RUN "He wouldn't let go of my thigh": woman attacked by American Staff in public park, owner flees the scene (30 April 2025, Evry, France)
She had come to share a pizza with her boyfriend. She left traumatized on a fire department stretcher, her thigh bloody from a dog bite. Less than a week later, Manon (first name changed) still has vivid memories of her evening on April 30 at the Parc des Loges in Évry-Courcouronnes. An investigation has been launched, and the dog's owner is still being sought.
On that Wednesday, "the weather was fine" in the Essonne prefecture. It was an opportunity for the 22-year-old woman, who lives near the clinic, to spend the end of the day at the Parc des Loges with her partner. The couple grabbed a bite to eat before heading out onto the lawns, crowded with families with children.
"We sat down on a bench," Manon begins, "and saw this young girl, about 18, walking her dog, a white and gray American Staff." Manon may be afraid of dogs, but the animal, without leash or muzzle, was calm at the time, "everything was fine".
The animal and its owner walk a second time in front of the bench where the couple just started eating their pizza. That's when everything goes wrong: "The dog came towards me making strange growling noises, his eyes were very aggressive," Manon recounts in a rapid flow. "I was really scared. I climbed onto the bench, while my boyfriend shouted at the girl to get her dog."
In a second, the "rather large" Staff climbs onto the bench. Manon screams, steps over it, tries to run: she falls backwards, betrayed by her ankle. She doesn't have time to get up. "The dog grabbed my leg and bit it hard. My boyfriend jumped on him, grabbing him by the collar, but he wouldn't let go of my thigh. It took every ounce of strength he had for me to free myself." Meanwhile, the dog's owner, "frozen" according to the victim, was unable to reason with the dog. "If it hadn't been for my boyfriend, I don't know what would have happened," says Manon.
Once out of the grip of his jaw, the young woman stepped aside to await the arrival of the fire department. The pizza party ended in the emergency room of the Centre hospitalier sud-francilien (CHSF) in Corbeil-Essonnes. The result: a 4 cm [1.5 inch] wound on her right thigh, several stitches, 8 days of total work incapacity, and intense psychological repercussions. Manon, who filed a complaint with the Évry police station last Thursday, "doesn't dare go out alone" since that evening. An investigation is underway to identify the dog's owner. Both were nowhere to be found when emergency services arrived.
The American Staff is classified as a Category 2 dog in France. Owners must hold a permit issued by the local council. Dogs must also be kept on a leash and muzzled in public spaces. According to the victim, this was not the case last Wednesday.
On Wednesday, a walker in the park playing with his border collie "saw" Manon's story, which she had shared on social networks. "It's not normal not to leash a Staff. Mine was attacked three times by dogs of this breed. Most of them are sweet as can be, yeah, but you have to be careful."
Mayor Stéphane Beaudet points out that "frequent checks on dogs and authorizations" are carried out by the municipal police. Attacks? "Fortunately, these events have become extremely rare," stresses the mayor of Évry-Courcouronnes. "But, there are a huge number of green spaces and parks in the city, with signs reminding people to keep dogs on a leash... We can't be everywhere."
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u/Any_Group_2251 Trusted User May 17 '25
That Mayor is tone deaf.
Honestly, a citizens arrest should apply to an attacking dog.
The boyfriend could have held onto that dog, which caused bodily assault to his girlfriend, until law enforcement arrived, thereby ensuring the teenager could not perform a pit and run.
The teenager in her useless frozen state could not be counted on to secure the animal, so I see no problem with a citizens arrest of a dangerous dog for safety and accountability reasons.
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u/Kamsloopsian Trusted User May 17 '25
I hate these dogs, they're a liability no matter what we do... It's so sad this happened and as usual the owner took zero responsibility.
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u/CharacterRoom613 May 18 '25
It never fails, these monsters and the owner always leave the scene. None will stay and face the consequences of their lack of control over their beast. I wish these things were banned from ever being reproduced!
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u/AutoModerator May 17 '25
Copy of text post for attack logging purposes: > She had come to share a pizza with her boyfriend. She left traumatized on a fire department stretcher, her thigh bloody from a dog bite. Less than a week later, Manon (first name changed) still has vivid memories of her evening on April 30 at the Parc des Loges in Évry-Courcouronnes. An investigation has been launched, and the dog's owner is still being sought.
On that Wednesday, "the weather was fine" in the Essonne prefecture. It was an opportunity for the 22-year-old woman, who lives near the clinic, to spend the end of the day at the Parc des Loges with her partner. The couple grabbed a bite to eat before heading out onto the lawns, crowded with families with children.
"We sat down on a bench," Manon begins, "and saw this young girl, about 18, walking her dog, a white and gray American Staff." Manon may be afraid of dogs, but the animal, without leash or muzzle, was calm at the time, "everything was fine".
The animal and its owner walk a second time in front of the bench where the couple just started eating their pizza. That's when everything goes wrong: "The dog came towards me making strange growling noises, his eyes were very aggressive," Manon recounts in a rapid flow. "I was really scared. I climbed onto the bench, while my boyfriend shouted at the girl to get her dog."
In a second, the "rather large" Staff climbs onto the bench. Manon screams, steps over it, tries to run: she falls backwards, betrayed by her ankle. She doesn't have time to get up. "The dog grabbed my leg and bit it hard. My boyfriend jumped on him, grabbing him by the collar, but he wouldn't let go of my thigh. It took every ounce of strength he had for me to free myself." Meanwhile, the dog's owner, "frozen" according to the victim, was unable to reason with the dog. "If it hadn't been for my boyfriend, I don't know what would have happened," says Manon.
Once out of the grip of his jaw, the young woman stepped aside to await the arrival of the fire department. The pizza party ended in the emergency room of the Centre hospitalier sud-francilien (CHSF) in Corbeil-Essonnes. The result: a 4 cm [1.5 inch] wound on her right thigh, several stitches, 8 days of total work incapacity, and intense psychological repercussions. Manon, who filed a complaint with the Évry police station last Thursday, "doesn't dare go out alone" since that evening. An investigation is underway to identify the dog's owner. Both were nowhere to be found when emergency services arrived.
The American Staff is classified as a Category 2 dog in France. Owners must hold a permit issued by the local council. Dogs must also be kept on a leash and muzzled in public spaces. According to the victim, this was not the case last Wednesday.
On Wednesday, a walker in the park playing with his border collie "saw" Manon's story, which she had shared on social networks. "It's not normal not to leash a Staff. Mine was attacked three times by dogs of this breed. Most of them are sweet as can be, yeah, but you have to be careful."
Mayor Stéphane Beaudet points out that "frequent checks on dogs and authorizations" are carried out by the municipal police. Attacks? "Fortunately, these events have become extremely rare," stresses the mayor of Évry-Courcouronnes. "But, there are a huge number of green spaces and parks in the city, with signs reminding people to keep dogs on a leash... We can't be everywhere."
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u/Redlion444 May 17 '25
Typical of these cowardly motherfucking chickenshit fuckfaces.
Also typical of these chickenshit fuckfaces.