A family describe the traumatic moment the family dog turned on them in a violent attack that ended with the animal shot dead by police at their Baldivis home.
A family have described the traumatic moment their family dog turned on them in a frenzied attack that ended with the animal being shot dead by a police officer.But the family says the attack came as a complete surpriseMichelle and Stephen Quayle were at their Vernon Gough Drive home in Baldivis in Perth's southern suburbs with their dog Ace, a three-year-old blue heeler they adopted a month ago, when the attack happened.
Mr and Mrs Quayle said the were in shock over the attack and also the loss of Ace, who they thought would be their forever dog. Police will undertake an internal "use-of-force" review, a standard protocol when an officer fires their weapon.Attack highly unusual: RSPCAThe family adopted Ace about a month before the attack.
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