'I really thought I was going to lay there and die': Wombat mauls woman walking dogs in Canberra

By Katie Burgess
Updated September 21 2016 - 11:09am, first published August 20 2016 - 10:56am
Banks woman Kerry Evans was attacked by a wombat while walking dogs Murphy and Pirate (pictured) in the suburban street of Tom Roberts Avenue in Banks, ACT. Photo: Karleen Minney
Banks woman Kerry Evans was attacked by a wombat while walking dogs Murphy and Pirate (pictured) in the suburban street of Tom Roberts Avenue in Banks, ACT. Photo: Karleen Minney
One of the bites Banks woman Kerry Evans sustained when she was attacked by a wombat. Photo: Dave Evans
One of the bites Banks woman Kerry Evans sustained when she was attacked by a wombat. Photo: Dave Evans

Wombats have a reputation for being cute and cuddly but a woman mauled by one in Canberra has warned others to stay away from the marsupials.

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