A pensioner has been left heartbroken after her beloved Jack Russell died after being attacked by another dog in the street.

The horror moment Diane Wallington’s 12-year-old pooch, Wilfie, was savaged, was captured on CCTV.

The 65-year-old was walking him, plus her chihuahua, Archie, and crossbreed, Millie, down the street.

Suddenly a large, white Mastiff-type dog started barking at her three dogs.

The powerful animal dragged the woman walking him across the street.

OAP Diana tried to shield her terrified pets, but the white dog locked his jaws on poor Wilfie.

She was hapless to protect him for 16 seconds before two men who witnessed the dog attack rushed over to help.

A woman consoles Diana as the men are then joined by two more and manage to free Wilfie.

They had to strike him and spray him with water to get the larger dog off him.

He could be seen darting off scared in Delce Road, Rochester, Kent, but Diana and the bystanders could stop him.

Wilfie was then hit by a car 50 metres away in Howard Avenue which runs parallel to it.

Diane rushed him to the vet, but he had to be put to sleep.

Wilfie suffered deep bites to his body and a broken leg.

Diane said: “This happened to my poor dog.

“Loads of people helped me, I was in shock.

“They managed to free him, but he ran away traumatised and had bites on his back.

“He then got run over and we had to put him to sleep through injuries.

“I've lost my faithful friend of 12 years, where is the b*oody justice?”

She added: “This is a very popular area for dog walkers.

“But since this happened a lot of my friends are afraid to go anywhere near there.

“I still cry every day thinking about my faithful friend and have problems sleeping.”

Diane, of Rochester, has reported the attack to the police.

It happened on 18 December but she has only just obtained the one-minute, 56-second CCTV footage.

Ch Insp Trevor Jenner, District Commander for Medway, for Kent Police, said: “We are investigating a report of a dog being dangerously out of control in Delce Road, Rochester during the early afternoon of 18 December 2023.

“A woman was walking three dogs, including a Jack Russell, along a pavement when it is alleged another larger dog, pulled its owner across from the opposite side of the road.

“It is reported it then attacked the Jack Russell and the latter ran from the scene.

“We were alerted to the incident and our officers attended the scene where they spoke to the victim and witnesses.

“On the same day they visited the owner of the larger dog at their home address.

“They were informed an investigation was now underway and given strong words of advice on how, in the meantime, to control the dog and what safeguards to take.

“The investigating officer has remained in contact with the victim and the person responsible for the larger dog will be interviewed under caution.

“I wish to emphasise it is for an owner or person in charge of a dog to take reasonable steps to keep it under control when walking it in public.”

ENDS

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