EAST RUIMVELDT PLUMBER MAULED BY PITBULLS

OWNER STILL TO COMPENSATE VICTIM

A 54 year old Plumber of 610 East Ruimveldt Georgetown is nursing injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was mauled by two Pitbulls on his way home on Monday.
The man, Patrick Gordon is a patient of the male emergency ward after the dogs owned by his neighbor attacked him. In the process, he was bitten about the body and face.

When Guyana Times visited Gordon at the hospital, his lips were sewn together because they were nearly ripped off by the dogs. The man’s ear was also ripped halfway off and had to be sewn while his left arm is bandages from the injuries he received. Gordon using motion and fumbling related that he has to use liquid by using a straw that is inserted between his lips through a small opening because of the damage done.

He said he was coming home around 3 am from East La Penitence after dropping home a female friend when he vicious animals attacked him “I didn’t even see the dogs, they were between some old cars and they jump on me.” The man related that he “cuff way one dog but the other,” was biting him. The second dog he related “snatched me on me face and tear way me jaw.”

Gordon said he was helpless and screaming while the animals kept on mauling him when villagers came to his rescue. He added that the animals were powerful and the second dog had to be restrained by more than one person. The Plumber received serious injuries to his face, jaw, head, neck, ears, and hand. Gordon is claiming that he also lost his dentures, phone and his clothing was destroyed.

A bloodied Gordon was taken to GPHC by a neighbor. However he is enraged at the audacity of the Police and the owners of the dogs. According to him, since being brought to hospital on Monday; the owners of the Pitbulls has not returned to see him. They reportedly offered to settle the matter for $250,000 but Gordon says this is inadequate to compensate his injuries as he has already lost many days of work and will be unable to work for a period of time.

In Guyana, the Dog Act remains outdated and many have called for amendments to it. Under this law, the owners of these animals could be fined or serve a short jail term if found guilty of negligence in a dog attack. From all reports the latter has not been a common occurrence.

taken from Guyana Times August