Horror injury for Hull man bitten by Japanese Akita fighting dog in savage attack
A HULL delivery driver has won thousands of pounds in compensation after he was attacked on his rounds by a Japanese fighting dog.
Derek Brady, 53, suffered permanent damage to his leg, was forced to take six months off work and was traumatised by flashbacks after the Akita tore into his calf as he delivered two parcels to a house in the East Riding.
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Derek Brady suffered horrific leg injuries when he was attacked by a Japanese Akita dog.
Now, after winning a five-figure sum in compensation from the dog's owners, Mr Brady is calling for tighter controls on Akitas.
He said: "I can't understand why anybody would want one as a pet – they should be included in the Dangerous Dogs Act.
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"The animal really went for me and, if it had broken loose, it could have killed me. After the attack I had nightmares about a shadowy figure of a dog and lots of blood and was often quite tearful.
"I went to see a counsellor every fortnight for about a year and a half and the ordeal really affected me."
Mr Brady, of Kingswood, was delivering the parcels to a house in the East Riding hamlet of Gransmoor near Bridlington in May 2010 when he saw the dog tied up.
Realising the owners were not at home, he decided to leave them in a nearby shed.
He said: "It appeared placid so I thought I would be OK.
"But while I was writing a card to say I'd visited the house, it suddenly came out of nowhere and sunk its teeth into my leg.
"It was very painful and what happened next isn't clear but I somehow managed to fight the dog off and move away.
"There was blood gushing down my leg and the dog had ripped my trousers. I can still see it in my mind."
Mr Brady knew he needed to get back to his delivery van to call for help but said the short journey felt "like an eternity."
In a panic, he rang his wife and the depot for the Home Delivery Network to alert colleagues, who rang 999. I was told to tie my T-shirt around the wound and I lay down until an ambulance came," he said.
"My leg had just gone cold, I could see a bone sticking out of the wound and it was really gory."
Mr Brady was rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary before being taken to Castle Hill Hospital where he underwent surgery and had a skin graft.
The dog owners were taken to court and had to pay the compensation out of their home insurance while their dog was seized by police and destroyed.
Two years on from the attack, Mr Brady is still suffering and says his leg often aches and he struggles to get up and down the stairs during the winter months.
He said: "I think it was irresponsible to leave the dog outside on a lead which was about four metres long.
"If it had wanted to, it could have gone through the open gates and bitten a passer-by.
"I'm pleased to have won the financial settlement to compensate for all the pain and trauma I suffered.
"But there's still quite a noticeable scar caused by the 6in wound and I'll have this for the rest of my life."
Comments
by Hunnyb_2252
Monday, January 21 2013, 7:53AM
“The man was invading the dog's territory (no matter what his purpose) and it's the dog's instinct to guard, anyone who's owned dogs knows this. I'm sorry for what happened to this man but he should have found an alternative way of leaving the parcel, a neighbour perhaps but he should not have entered the garden knowing the dog was there.
I have a Labrador, he's as mild mannered as anything, and he's not a dangerous dog. However, should a stranger enter my house without my letting them in (if I'm out) it's their fault if the dog attacks them. I do not leave my dog outside whilst I'm out, an outside dog's only domain is the garden, enter at own risk!!”
by winegumdaze
Saturday, January 19 2013, 10:56PM
“Must of been a nightmare getting attacked by that Jap yeti,,,You should of asked the police for the dog when it was put down ,,,Would make a couple of good pairs of winter slippers plus hats,And a fine bbq plenty meat on a big dog,,plus a broth to remember.....But you would be starving 10 mins later.”
by Phil_melton
Saturday, January 19 2013, 10:07AM
“wow thats nasty stuff.”
by funky15
Saturday, January 19 2013, 1:29AM
“im sorry for your injuries, but i do believe you crossed the line.”
by funky15
Saturday, January 19 2013, 1:00AM
“i have owned dogs for 40 years all different breeds, i have 2 dogs at the minute both different breeds, they both daft as me lol, i play with them , talk to them , and they are our family, if u knock on my door they bark, if i let u in they will lie down , but if you try to cross the boundry ur in for it, i class my back garden as private property, if you was in your house and u seen a person in your garden what would you do , think about it, i do have a sign up saying dogs beware, !”
by johnop3
Saturday, January 19 2013, 12:27AM
“kelliesmiths
WELL SAID...”
by johnop3
Saturday, January 19 2013, 12:25AM
“dannydarko222
If you read my post correctly!
I did not say it was law.I said I would class it as trespass or burglary.
If I observed any one entering my property and entering my shed I`m afraid I would have my dog(if I had one) see them off.
I feel so sorry for the dog and the owners.
Like most of the other post`s, the dog was doing it`s job and this was defiantly a bad judgment of justice.
Have you noticed most people who sue other hard working people, away`s have flash back`s cant sleep,and see dark ghost`s.Obviously this makes the compensation higher.
I have no sympathy for Mr Brady,he should not of been on the property when he so the dog and defiantly should not of entered the shed.The dog was doing it`s job,Protecting it`s owners residence.”
by kelliesmiths
Saturday, January 19 2013, 12:08AM
“i own an akita and have 3 children one is 5 month old and my AKITA is so soft and gentle round them and at mr brady yes he is a pet my famliys pet if you enter somebodys property without permission and a dog is tied up then regardless what breed of dog it is you enter at your own risk p.s the pic is an american akita not a jap 2 differnt types of dog poor dog been put to sleep for protecting its property this is wrong and if i was the owners id be suing mr brady for him havin the dog put down and entering my property without permisson”
by DanDrimire
Friday, January 18 2013, 10:32PM
“proudakita
The purpose of my earlier post was to show that there are numerous, entirely selfish people who will justify their own stupidity (in this case keeping dangerous dogs) regardless of the danger that they animals pose to the public.
The fact that they need a dangerous "companion" overrides the safety of their neighbours children, visitors to their house and the public in general. Far too many children have been severely disfigured and indeed died because owners have justified the keeping of fighting dogs such as pitbulls as them being a comfort animal. You were using these same arguments.”
by cazmarelda
Friday, January 18 2013, 10:13PM
“I feel sorry for the dog. It was protecting the property and that is what dogs are expected to do. I would not expect anyone to go anywhere near a dog that is tied up - it is natural for the dog to use whatever slack is on the chain/rope/lead in order to attack if someone strange is on the property.
Too late now for the dog - but hopefully anyone reading this that finds themselves in a similar situation will now know if you go near enough to a dog that it is able to bite you and you do and it does you are totally to blame and if that dog then gets destroyed you are to blame for that also.
I cannot believe the dog was destroyed nor that the man was awarded any compensation - the world is going more crazy by the day!”