Family dog turns on brothers, one seriously hurt

KOTA KINABALU: Firemen here rescued two men after they were attacked by their own pet dog in Penampang on Monday (May 2).

A Fire Department spokesman said a team immediately responded after a distress call at 3.49pm and restrained the dog upon arriving at the scene at Taman Putera Pogun.

He added that one of the men, a 20-year-old, suffered serious bite injuries to his hands while his 25-year-old brother sustained mild injuries to his thighs.

“The duo was later sent by their mother for further treatment at a nearby clinic,” the spokesman said.

The spokesman said the dog was later handed back to its family.

In an unrelated incident, firemen came to the rescue of a 41-year-old man who was trapped inside his Perodua Viva, after he passed out at the Sembulan traffic light intersection at about 10pm on Monday (May 2).

Firemen forced open the car door and sent the man to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here, as he was in a badly weakened state.