Illustration of a Rhône firefighter vehicle. - Elisa Frisullo / 20 Minutes

The attack was so violent that the victim had a piece of flesh from his arm. Thursday afternoon, a 49-year-old woman who walked her dog in Chambost-Allières, near Lyon, was severely bitten by her animal.

Hearing the owner's cries and the dog's screams, the victim's neighbor, a professional firefighter, left his home and managed to intervene between the doberman and the victim. The 30-year-old was also bitten, more lightly.

Aggressive in the past

The owner, seriously injured and in shock, was hospitalized in Villefranche-sur-Saône, according to Le Progrès. His dog was placed in the SPA.

He had been aggressive in the past and had been adopted by the victim after a dog training course, according to the regional daily.

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