 A police dog which was shot dead after it turned on its handler had attacked another person before, it's been claimed. PD Jax was sent out to help search for a missing person in Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, last week (August 3). However the dog turned on his handler, named in reports as PC Sarah Sapey, and attacked her, leaving her with an upper leg wound. Armed police then shot PD Jax, killing him, to try and reduce the risk to the public and other officers. But a solicitor now says his client received very similar injuries from the same dog when he attacked her at the scene of a car crash in 2019. Solicitor James McNally said PD Jax didn't obey orders when let off the lead, and 'attacked' his female client 'without warning'. She was left with 'permanent scars' and 'psychological injuries' after being hospitalised for five nights and requiring two operations. Mr McNally said he'd made attempts to settle the case on behalf of his client, but Lancashire Police refused until just hours after PD Jax was killed. PD Jax had attacked another woman before turning on his handler (Picture: Thin Blue Paw Foundation) He said: 'On the day Jax was shot, my client made me aware of the news and I emailed the police asking for confirmation this was the same dog and asking for disclosure relating to the incident. 'That was at 2pm. At 8pm the police emailed accepting the offer to settle we'd made weeks ago. My client was bitten in October 2019. 'Just hours after PD Jax, was killed the police settled her claim. 'It was the outcome my client deserved but not in the way we would have wanted.' Mr McNally, who did not name his client, says she was attacked by PD Jax after the car she was in hit a pylon. She'd been with her boyfriend and after the crash they walked across a field to a friend's house to try and get help. But when police arrived, she claimed police let PD Jax off the lead){kind=link}
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A police dog which was shot dead after it turned on its handler had attacked another person before, it’s been claimed.
PD Jax was sent out to help search for a missing person in Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, last week (August 3).
However the dog turned on his handler, named in reports as PC Sarah Sapey, and attacked her, leaving her with an upper leg wound.
Armed police then shot PD Jax, killing him, to try and reduce the risk to the public and other officers.