A grandmother and her 12-year-old grandson were seriously injured after being savaged by a dog at a UK holiday park.
Cheryl May says she was "traumatised" after she and her grandson, Zac, were attacked while enjoying a night at St Ives Holiday Park in Cornwall last week.
The pair had been at the site playing bingo and were leaving when the dog, thought to be a British bull terrier, set upon them on Wednesday evening.
"My grandson had picked me a stick that day because I've got arthritis in my knee and I'm waiting for an operation which has been cancelled," Cheryl told Cornwall Live.
"All of a sudden we looked up and this dog came towards us and he went straight for Zac."
Devon and Cornwall Police are now investigating the attack.
Cheryl's daughter Natalie rushed to help the pair and was luckily able to fight off the animal, only for it to turn on her.
"I ran down to Natalie and she was throwing this dog off and had her body over Zac and she's only 4ft 10 so where she got that strength from I don't know," Cheryl added.
"I hit the dog with a stick and I pushed the dog and I went onto the dog and I managed to get him and I said 'run Nat, run, run, run' and she ran up to the clubhouse.
"I was on the floor and it was on my arm and wouldn't let go.
"Two ladies were there and they were lovely and were trying to help me.
"The people who own the dog stood over me with a young boy and whether he made a command to get the dog off... he must have done."
Cheryl says she managed to get away but was followed into the park's clubhouse by the owners of the dog, who she claims were filming her.
She said: "After that, the man and woman followed us into the clubhouse and my daughter noticed he was filming. I swore and shouted at him to get out. People there got him out and locked the door.
"I've been in shock for three days and shaking and crying. It was awful, it was like a horror film. I can't sleep.
"I've been at the hospital to have a bandage done and I've got to go to the fracture clinic. I've got a massive bruise on my chest. My arms are full of bites, I've got antibiotics to take."
Cheryl and Zac are now receiving medical treatment, although Cheryl says she fears for her daughter and grandson's mental wellbeing.
She said: "His trousers are ripped to pieces and he's got some injuries on his side and all his arm is bandaged up. He had bites all under his arm, he had to go down in theatre for a deep clean.
"I want to try and get some help for them. I don't know if we'll be able to go out, we're all just locked in."
A police spokesperson said: "Police were called at about 9.10 pm on Wednesday, February 15, to a holiday park in St Ives to reports of two people having been bitten by a dog. Officers attended.
"Two people had sustained bite injuries and attended hospital for treatment. Enquiries are ongoing."
