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Heroic Bystander Rescues Woman from Dog Attack
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- A 45-year-old woman was hospitalized after three dogs attacked her in Montreal's Saint-Leonard.
- A 9:30 a.m. 911 call preceded responders.
- Witness Kudrus Ljika intervened with a shovel and helped the woman into a car.
- Two dogs were euthanized; the 42-year-old intervenor was bitten and treated.
- The dogs were not pit bulls and are not listed in Montreal's dangerous-dog registry.
