This pack of dogs who chased down a would-be rapist in Australia(Image: Supplied)
A pack of dogs heroically chased after a man who reportedly tried to sexually assault two women in the street.
The moment was caught on camera, with video footage capturing the man running away and screaming with eight dogs in hot pursuit.
The dogs turned on him after he allegedly tried and failed to sexually assault the pair in a brazen broad daylight attack in Melbourne, Australia. The women had been walking their dogs together at the time of the failed assault when an unidentified man jumped out of some bushes and tried to drag one of them away.
She broke free, and he then turned his attentions on her friend before the dogs sprang into action.
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.
The man had ‘jumped out of a bush’ at the women before things took a sour turn... for him, anyway(Image: Supplied)
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.
“The victims’ dogs then chased the male into a nearby tunnel under the Monash Freeway,” officers said in a statement.
In the footage, a blue heeler – one of the larger members of the pack – can be seen catching up to the man. The blue heeler grabs onto the would-be assailant's left leg, ripping a patch of fabric from the man's leg and causing him to yell and take off towards the freeway underpass.
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 – the very same same items as worn by the man shown in the video.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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