<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A father and son have been banned from owning dogs for a decade after their two Staffordshire bull terriers mauled a woman nearly to death near Geelong.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Susan Shaw, 55, was on a routine run in Winchelsea in May last year when two Staffordshire bull terriers mauled her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mother of three was put into coma for four days and her children were told she may not survive her injuries.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-import-export-australia-ne-research-products-taken-to-new-zealand/4fb1a36a-88ad-4d29-8264-65dcaa10618b" target="_blank"><strong><span>One in five shark products seized at New Zealand's borders came from Australia, new research shows</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Part of Shaw's right ear was bitten off, as well as a large chunk of her back leg.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was also bitten on the scalp and suffered a broken finger.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today the court heard Shaw's border collie was bitten by the same dogs a year earlier.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/court-hears-details-of-vicious-dog-attack-that-nearly-killed-mum-of-threee/327b0856-da61-4d51-92a7-2c186c0fafd8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The life-altering injuries each of your dogs inflicted are some of the worst I have seen," Magistrate Ann McGarvie said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You knew of the attack but efforts to prevent further attacks were ineffective."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Owner Phophinder Shergill was convicted and ordered to pay almost $8200 in fines and more than $20,000 in pound fees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His son Dion Shergill was slapped with a conviction as well as $6000 in fines, more than $20,864 in pound fees and $2140 in legal fees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair were banned from owning dogs for 10 years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Neither of you should be trusted," McGarvie said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sentencing was delayed after both of the owners failed to show up to court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dion eventually dialed in via video link but with a black screen, claiming his camera didn't work.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Phophinder did not appear at all, claiming he wasn't feeling well and doesn't know how to use technology.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McGarvie ordered the bull terriers to be euthanised.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This horrendous attack can never happen again and the only way to prevent that is order the dogs be destroyed," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>