Watch: How a mother shielded her five-year-old from deadly rottweiler attack

A mother in Yekaterinburg, Russia, heroically shielded her five-year-old child from a Rottweiler attack by using her own body. She suffered severe injuries but held onto her child until help arrived. The dog had escaped from a resident, it was reported. It wore a metal collar, indicating it was a pet, not a stray. Authorities are investigating the incident.

​A mother in Yekaterinburg, Russia, heroically shielded her five-year-old child from a Rottweiler attack by using her own body. She suffered severe injuries but held onto her child until help arrived. The dog had escaped from a resident, it was reported. It wore a metal collar, indicating it was a pet, not a stray. Authorities are investigating the incident.