Woman stable after being mauled by dog in Mitchelstown
The dog has since been put down.
A dog which attacked a woman in her home in Mitchelstown on Monday, causing her serious injuries, has been put down.
The animal had been captured and taken to a secure location by gardaí following the attack and after speaking with gardaí the woman's partner, who owned the dog, agreed to have it put down.
The dog was later brought him to a local vet and euthanised.
The attack happened at about 9.15am on Monday and Gardaí were alerted to it by a neighbour who heard the woman screaming for help.
When they arrived at the back of the house, they heard the woman being attacked by the dog and scaled a wall and jumped into the garden.
Gardaí were forced to use their batons when the dog refused to release his grip on the woman.
She was rushed by ambulance to Cork University Hospital where she underwent emergency surgery to try and save her arms which were badly injured in the attack.
It's understood she is in a stable condition.
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