Courier left with ‘horrendous’ accidents following canine assault

A woman was left with ‘horrendous’ injuries after she was attacked by a dog while delivering parcels. 

Sarah Bound, a 39-year-old courier for Evri, was delivering a parcel to a house in Bridgend when the dog pounced on her and bit her multiple times. 

She was then rushed to hospital where she was given a tetanus vaccine and antibiotics. 

Ms Bound said: ‘I honestly felt like I was in a film… it was absolutely horrific and the pain was ridiculous.’

The ‘wolfy sheep dog’ jumped a fence before it cornered Ms Bound in a doorway. 

Sarah Bound (pictured), a 39-year-old courier for Evri , was delivering a parcel to a house in Bridgend when the dog pounced on her and bit her multiple times. She was then rushed to hospital where she was given a tetanus vaccine and antibiotics

An aggressive dog (stock image). Ms Bound said the ‘wolfy sheep dog’ jumped a fence before it cornered Ms Bound in a doorway

The horrific ordeal left the Evri courier with three puncture wounds, scars and bruises. ‘I’m still having shooting pain in my arms four days later and it’s still bleeding,’ she said

She said: ‘The owner came around the corner because I’m assuming she heard me scream.

‘As she came around she said: “She’s okay she won’t bite you.” The dog did bite me a few times.

‘I was stuck in the doorway while it was jumping at me and it bit me a couple of times.

‘The owner then called it so it left me but tried to come back for me when the owner grabbed her.’

The horrific ordeal left the Evri courier with three puncture wounds, scars and bruises.

‘I’m still having shooting pain in my arms four days later and it’s still bleeding,’ she said.

Ms Bound also believes the attack has left a lasting impact on her. 

She said: ‘It’s weird, I deal with dogs every day and I’ve never been scared of them, but now I’m not so sure, it really makes you doublethink.

Ms Bound said: ‘I honestly felt like I was in a film… it was absolutely horrific and the pain was ridiculous’

Ms Bound said: ‘I didn’t provoke the dog. I didn’t even knock the door, but it was ready for me as soon as it saw me. ‘I have delivered to the house a few times and it’s usually indoors in the window and always makes me jump when it barks and is quite aggressive through the window’

The owner of the dog has not been in touch with Ms Bound since the attack. She said: ‘I don’t think that’s right. I hope that changes, because this can’t happen to anyone else’

‘I’ve been thinking, what if it was a child, what if the owner didn’t appear, it’s a really bizarre situation to be in and my friends and partner tell me I don’t seem right.’

She added that she did not blame the dog or the owner – but doesn’t want anyone else to go through this ‘horrendous experience.’

Ms Bound said: ‘I didn’t provoke the dog. I didn’t even knock the door, but it was ready for me as soon as it saw me.

‘I have delivered to the house a few times and it’s usually indoors in the window and always makes me jump when it barks and is quite aggressive through the window.’

The owner of the dog has not been in touch with Ms Bound since the attack. She said: ‘I don’t think that’s right. I hope that changes, because this can’t happen to anyone else.’

South Wales Police said its investigation is ongoing.

A spokesperson said: ‘South Wales Police was called just after 1.20pm on Monday afternoon, July 15, with a report of a 39-year-old woman having been bitten by a dog on the A4063, Coytrahen, Bridgend.

‘Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.’

Ms Bound hopes to mark a full recovery in time for her 40th birthday next week and hopes to return to work delivering parcels as soon as possible.