THE condition of Lazarus Appalsamy, the victim of a pit bull attack, is slowly improving.
Appalsamy, 44, from Trenance Park in Verulam, was mauled by his neighbour’s two pit bulls, Sam, 5, and Laeila, 3, while walking home on January 15. A day after the attack the owner of the dogs had them euthanised by the SPCA.
Appalsamy’s flesh was ripped off his arms, legs and body. The iris of his left eye was bitten off and the arteries and veins in his right arm were damaged .
Stanley Subbiah, his neighbour and friend, tried to help him but was also bitten. He sustained a bite to his left arm and an injury to his right leg.
Appalsamy was taken to Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital
Mary Naidoo,…
