Three dogs have been shot dead by police who were trying to save a woman being mauled in a Melbourne back yard.
Police were called to Ross Street at Dandenong in the city’s outer south-east about 10am on Thursday, where the woman was being attacked by the dogs in a back yard.
After trying to use pepper spray on the animals, officers drew their guns and shot the dogs dead.
The woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Police are investigating.
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