Retiree gets 28 stitches after German Shepherd attack

PIC FOR ROYCE TAN : Ezarul Suhaimi, 29 (left) and his brother Ezamil Suhaimi, 28 (centre) checking on the condition of their mother Badariah Hanani Abu Bakar (right) who is recuperating after the German Sheperd attack recuperating at Pantai Hospital. STAR PIC BY : ZAINUDIN AHAD / 24 February 2014 / Reporter: Royce Tan

GEORGE TOWN: A retiree received 28 stitches on the head, arm and thigh after she was attacked by her neighbour’s German Shepherd in Bukit Jambul here.

The canine pounced on Badriah Hanani Abu Bakar, 53, and sunk its teeth into her thigh, ripping off part of her pants.