{"id":8859,"date":"2026-07-15T05:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/pack-of-dogs-chase-down-man-after-failed-sex-attack-on-two-women-in-street\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T05:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:28:42","slug":"pack-of-dogs-chase-down-man-after-failed-sex-attack-on-two-women-in-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/pack-of-dogs-chase-down-man-after-failed-sex-attack-on-two-women-in-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Pack of dogs chase down man after &#8216;failed sex attack&#8217; on two women in street"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_feca84\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The incident was caught on camera with police now looking into the incident which unfolded in Melbourne, Australia earlier this month &#8211; a public appeal has now been launched<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_feca84\">Rachel Vickers-Price<\/strong> UK and World News Reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37432217\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This pack of dogs who chased down a would-be rapist in Australia\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37432217.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_434e9d655621573e299c6e53606b3387.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37432217.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_434e9d655621573e299c6e53606b3387.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37432217.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_434e9d655621573e299c6e53606b3387.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37432217.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_434e9d655621573e299c6e53606b3387.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"This pack of dogs who chased down a would-be rapist in Australia\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">This pack of dogs who chased down a would-be rapist in Australia<cite aria-label=\"Image: Supplied\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Supplied)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A pack of dogs heroically chased after a man who reportedly tried to sexually assault two women in the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The moment was caught on camera, with video footage capturing the man running away and screaming with eight <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/teamdogs\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">dogs<\/a> in hot pursuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The dogs turned on him after he allegedly tried and failed <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/thousands-rapes-sexual-assaults-reported-35057589\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">to sexually assault the pair<\/a> in a brazen broad daylight attack in Melbourne, Australia. The women had been walking their dogs together at the time of the failed <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/girl-raped-stoke-berryhill-fields-37393421\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">assault<\/a> when an unidentified man jumped out of some bushes and tried to drag one of them away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She broke free, and he then turned his attentions on her friend before the dogs sprang into action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Footage from the incident shows the man sprinting away down a concrete overflow area on the banks of Gardiners Creek in the inner-city suburb of Kooyong. A number of dogs, large and small, can be seen in hot pursuit of the man who was forced to make a quick getaway.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37432216\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37432216\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The man had \u2018jumped out of a bush\u2019 at the women before things took a sour turn... for him, anyway\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37432216.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_f6120a218aabe3c244a6453eb5950771.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37432216.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_f6120a218aabe3c244a6453eb5950771.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37432216.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_f6120a218aabe3c244a6453eb5950771.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37432216.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_f6120a218aabe3c244a6453eb5950771.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The man had \u2018jumped out of a bush\u2019 at the women before things took a sour turn... for him, anyway\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The man had \u2018jumped out of a bush\u2019 at the women before things took a sour turn&#8230; for him, anyway<cite aria-label=\"Image: Supplied\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Supplied)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Victoria Police have confirmed they are investigating an attempted sexual assault in the area around 11.30am on Tuesday (July 14). Police confirmed they had been told the the dogs chasing the man belonged to his intended victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe victims\u2019 dogs then chased the male into a nearby tunnel under the Monash Freeway,\u201d officers said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the footage, a blue heeler \u2013 one of the larger members of the pack \u2013 can be seen catching up to the man. The blue heeler grabs onto the would-be assailant&#8217;s left leg, ripping a patch of fabric from the man&#8217;s leg and causing him to yell and take off towards the freeway underpass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Victoria Police are now on the hunt for a man in a black tracksuit, white socks, slides, a grey hooded top and carrying a large bright blue backpack \u2013 the very same same items as worn by the man shown in the video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/melbourne-sex-attack-dogs-attacker-37432215\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incident was caught on camera with police now looking into the incident which unfolded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_434e9d655621573e299c6e53606b3387.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}