Terrifying moment 'out of control' dogs maul men in broad-daylight park attack

Shocking footage shows the moment a pair of dogs maul two men in broad daylight after attacking each other.

Two "out of control" - believed to be - locked onto each other at the Fountain Road Recreation Ground in Tooting, South . The struggle lasted nearly five minutes as the owners repeatedly attempted to get their under control, before one of the men collapsed and the other man led one of the dogs away. The footage was captured by local resident, Kevin Kyle, who overheard the commotion from his house at 11.50am on Monday.

Kevin said: "The one gentlemen has ended up seriously injured. People were shouting to call the police but they were were saying 'no' as they 'don't want their dogs to be locked up'."

The has contacted the Metropolitan Police for comment. In the clip, one of the men is seen falling to the ground as a dog latches onto his shoulder with his teeth and drags him to the floor.

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Both dog walkers try to restrain the two pets' collars as they continue to try and snap at each other - before one of the dogs breaks free, knocking one of the men to the ground. The pooch then appears to sink its teeth into one of his arms, while the man hits the dog with the fist of his free hand in an attempt to fend it off.

The video ends with the dogs finally being separated and one of them taken away to a grassy area near a playground. A separate video filmed later shows one of the men involved lying on his side in the park as he is watched over by three members of the public.

One of them attempts to rouse the man, who eventually rolls onto his back, stretching out his arms. It comes after new figures showed that dog attacks on people have sharply increased in England and Wales in the past five years.

There were 32,568 recorded offences of an out-of-control dog causing injury in 2024, marking a 4% rise on 2023. saw a 163% increase - with 363 incidents reported in 2024 compared with 138 in 2019.

According to Freedom of Information figures obtained by the , four other forces also saw increases of more than 100%. In Gloucestershire, the number of cases reported to police went up by 70% from 204 incidents in 2019, to 346 last year.

This is despite new rules coming into effect last year over the sale and ownership of XL Bullies. Since February 1, 2024, it has been a criminal offence to own an without an exemption certificate.

in dog attacks since 2022, with most of these incidents involving XL Bullies. The highest number of dog attacks recorded in 2024 was in the Metropolitan Police area, which was 2,747, an increase of 65 per cent on 2019. However, when population is taken into account, the London area had the lowest rate of dog attacks of any police force area in England and Wales.

Across the country, the average rate of dog attacks was 52 per 100,000 population, and in the Metropolitan Police area, the rate was just over 30 per 100,000 people. The highest rate was in Gwent, south Wales, where there were 90 dog attacks per 100,000 population last year. The Mirror has approached for comment.