Edwina Currie’s neighbour has slammed the previous Tory MP’s claims that his German shepherd attacked her so badly that she ended up in hospital for pressing hip surgical procedure.
Terry O’Malley, 78, launched a vociferous defence of his pooch Belle, aged 5, who Ms Currie claimed left her ‘completely mashed up’ after lunging at her close to her residence in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire.
The alleged incident meant the I am a Superstar veteran wanted an emergency hip substitute, which left her in hospital for ten days.
However Mr O’Malley informed MailOnline: ‘I do not know what Edwina is speaking about. Belle did not even contact her and did not trigger her to fall. This entire incident has been blown out of proportion and it is bought nothing to do with my canine.
‘Belle is a beautiful, light canine who would by no means assault anybody. Everyone in Whaley Bridge is aware of this. It is nonsense for Edwina to say that my canine lunged at her and that it led to her hip breaking. I feel she’s a bit confused about what really came about.’
Edwina Currie’s neighbour Terry O’Malley, 78, has denied the previous MP’s declare that his German shepherd Belle (pictured with O’Malley) knocked her over
Edwina Currie, 76, spent ten days in hospital after she claims the German shepherd smashed into her, breaking her hip
Mr O’Malley claimed the ex-Tory MP tripped over her personal terrier canines, pictured
Recalling the incident, which came about on 12 October Mr O’Malley stated that he was out strolling with Belle throughout a subject near his and Ms Currie’s residence.
He stated: ‘We had been on the entrance to a slender path near a street and as I finished to place a lead on Belle, I heard two canines barking and yapping on the reverse finish. Belle began barking again and ran in the direction of them and a brief scuffle broke out.
‘I ran after Belle to get her beneath management and as I used to be doing this, I observed Edwina standing near the 2 small canines and realised that they had been her Terriers. Belle moved to 1 aspect, I bought her beneath management, and it was at this level that Edwina stumbled over her canines and fell to the bottom.’
Mr O’Malley, a retired engineer added: ‘In the intervening time Edwina fell, Belle had moved to the left. There was no sustained assault by my canine as a result of Edwina fell over her personal canines.’
Mr O’Malley additionally denied Ms Currie’s claims that he by no means requested how she was after the autumn and that he confirmed no regret.
The previous MP had been strolling together with her canine close to her residence in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, when she stated she was knocked down. The collisions precipitated her hip (pictured) to disintegrate
The incident occurred in Whaley Bridge (location pictured), Mr O’Malley stated that Ms Currie tripped over her personal terriers
He protested: ‘After all I requested her how she was however all I might hear was Edwina shouting: “I am all proper,” and “That canine must be on a lead.” I might inform she wasn’t pleased, however I didn’t ignore her.
‘Two males got here alongside and helped her to her ft, and he or she (Edwina) informed me she was alright. I did not go near her as a result of my concern was to be sure that Belle was beneath management and out of the best way to calm the scenario.’
Mr O’Malley, who has lived in Whaley Bridge all his life claimed that he was solely made conscious that Ms Currie had been injured after police got here to see him every week after the incident.
His residence is just yards from the place Ms Currie lives, and he has recognized her since she moved into the property round ten years in the past and usually sees her across the village of Whaley Bridge.
Mr O’Malley added: ‘The police took particulars from me about my model of occasions which could be very completely different from what Edwina claims. However because the officer was chatting with me, she was stroking Belle. I feel even she realised that my canine isn’t harmful in any respect.
‘My companion and I do know Edwina fairly nicely and I used to be good pals together with her husband John, who was an incredible bloke. However since all this occurred, I’ve not spoken together with her.’
Belle (pictured), 5, now needs to be stored on a lead and muzzled when out in public
Ms Currie claimed earlier this week that the incident with Belle was the ‘most terrifying expertise of my life.’
She added: ‘I used to be numb with ache… It was terrible. My hip was left completely mashed.’
Ms Currie ‘hobbled round’ for 12 days after the autumn. However she stated the ache was so excruciating that she needed to be taken to Macclesfield Hospital.
It was right here she found the joint had disintegrated. On 24 October she was rushed into surgical procedure to have a substitute hip fitted and was discharged on 2 November.
On November 28Mr O’Malley acquired a letter from Ms Currie through which she outlined the small print of the incident and demanded £5,001.98 in compensation.
This consists of virtually £2,000 for hiring a canine walker whereas she was injured; simply over £500 for canine boarding charges; £1,350 for hiring a care supplier at her residence and £1,000 for lack of earnings.
Ms Currie says Mr O’Malley’s canine knocked her over and is demanding he pay her £5,000
In her letter, Ms Currie writes: ‘Your failure to regulate your canine has led to appreciable incapacity, ache and struggling, none of it via my very own fault. I ought to due to this fact like to listen to from you ways and if you intend to place these issues proper.’
However Mr O’Malley insisted: ‘It is a ridiculous sum of cash, and I will not pay it as a result of I have not completed something flawed and neither has Belle. It is disgraceful {that a} rich, nicely related girl like Edwina is attempting to get cash out of me.
‘Edwina is a wealthy girl and he or she’s despatched this letter to frighten me, however I promise you, it will not work.’
Mr O’Malley lives together with his long-term companion Anne Leyland, 80 and claimed that they survive on a mixed pension of lower than £500 per week.
He added: ‘She is attempting to bully me into handing this cash over, however I will not be intimidated. If it involves it, I’ll battle this all the best way, however I do not know the way I’ll fund my authorized case.
‘We’re a few poor pensioners who love our canine and we should not be victimised like this. Edwina has gone to the media about this story after it grew to become clear to her that I would not pay this cash.’
He fumed: ‘It is not simply her hip that was broken but additionally her ego as a result of she likes to get her personal manner.’
The previous politician has grow to be an everyday on actuality TV reveals. She is seen talking on the Oxford Union in February 2019
Ms Leyland added: ‘This entire incident has precipitated me huge stress and at instances I have been crying. I went to see Edwina a few weeks in the past to try to talk about the matter however all she did was shout at me which has left me much more upset.’
The couple adopted Belle virtually three years in the past from UK German Shepherd Rescue and the canine is the third German Shepherd they’ve owned.
Mockingly, Mr O’Malley claimed that it was Ms Currie who really useful the organisation to them.
He stated: ‘After my second canine Jess died, I used to be noticed Edwina and informed her how a lot I missed not having a canine and that I needed one other one. She’s the one entire informed me about UK German Shepherd Rescue.
‘If it wasn’t for Edwina, Belle wouldn’t even be with us. Everyone within the village loves Belle and it is very unhappy that she’s being accused of one thing so horrible. However I am decided to defend each our good names.’
Following the incident, Derbyshire police informed Mr O’Malley that Belle needed to be stored on a lead and muzzled when out in public. He has not confronted any fees.