A GOOD Samaritan had his testicle ripped off by a dog after trying to stop it attacking a young woman who ran away from the scene with her clothes ripped.

The unfortunate man, 47, came to the rescue of the 22-year-old woman who was being attacked by a pair of aggressive dogs.

4 A man had his testicle ripped off after trying to protect a woman from a vicious dog Credit: CEN

The frenzied animals than turned on two men in the city of Iasi, Iasi County, north-eastern Romania.

Shocking video shows the pair trying to fight off the American Staffordshire Terriers which had escaped from a nearby house.

One of the dog's bit the man on his privates leaving him with eye-watering injuries.

The other man, 66, was also bitten on the arm while trying to push away one of the dogs.

4 The woman fled the scene city of Iasi in north-eastern Romania Credit: CEN

Paramedics were called to the scene where they tended to both the men and the woman.

Local emergency services chief, Diana Cimpoesu, said: "One of the three victims, a 47-year-old man was bitten in the genitals and had his left testicle ripped off.

"He was given emergency medical assistance and was transported at the urology hospital, where he was immediately operated on."

The horror attack was caught on mobile phone video filmed by residents of nearby buildings who heard barking and screams.

4 Local emergency services chief, Diana Cimpoesu, said: "One of the three victims, a 47-year-old man was bitten in the genitals and had his left testicle ripped off Credit: CEN

4 Police have opened a criminal case and are investigating the owner of the dogs, a 60-year-old woman Credit: CEN

Footage shows the woman, who was also injured, running away from the scene in terror.

She was later taken to nearby St Spiridon hospital along with one of the men, while the other was seen by specialists.

An ambulance service spokesman said: "Our team found one 22-year-old woman, with injuries on her left knee and left arm and also a 66-year-old man, with his right arm bitten by dogs.

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"The third injured person was the worst, having serious injuries in the genital area of his body."

Police have opened a criminal case and are investigating the owner of the dogs, a 60-year-old woman.

It is thought that the woman is already being investigated over another case in which the dogs attacked a person without causing any injuries.

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