Man mauled to death by his own dog while being interviewed by BBC

The man aged 41, was taken to hospital but couldn’t be saved after suffering catastrophic blood loss and damage to the airways consistent with a dog bite.

A Staffordshire Bull Terrier according to police, is believed to have attacked its owner in the street outside his home in Wood Green, north London and paramedics were called around 10.30pm on Monday last week, but they couldn’t save the man and he was pronounced dead two hours later.

The dog has been taken into secure kennels while a decision is made on whether it will be put down.

Wardens Avenue in Wood Green (Picture: Google Maps)

The Met Police said in a statement: "The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious. A post-mortem examination at Haringey mortuary on Friday, 24 March gave cause of death as hypovolemic shock and damage to the airway consistent with a dog bite enquiries by police at Haringey continue to assist the coroner."

A BBC spokesperson said: ‘We are aware of an incident but we cannot comment any further as it’s an ongoing investigation.’