Dog mauls owner to death during interview with BBC film crew
A man in northern London died after being mauled by his dog during an interview with a BBC documentary crew at his home, British media reported Wednesday.
Mario Perivoitos, 41, was talking with journalists at the apartment complex in London’s Wood Green neighborhood where he lived, when his Staffordshire bull terrier pounced on him, biting his neck, according to the Guardian.
The BBC crew called emergency services, who rushed Perivoitos to the hospital. He was pronounced dead two hours later.
The attack occurred March 20. An autopsy performed several days later concluded that Perivoitos died from “hypovolemic shock and damage to the airway consistent with a dog bite,” according to the BBC.
Police described the journalists as a man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s. The BBC declined to say why they were talking with Perivoitos.
The BBC said in a statement: “A crew making a BBC documentary were present — but not filming — at the time of the incident and called an ambulance. Given the ongoing inquiries, it would not be appropriate to comment further.”
Several neighbors told British media said they witnessed Perivoitos struggling to free himself from the dog’s jaws.
“I heard shouting, ‘Get him off! Get him off me!'” neighbor Geoff Morgan told the BBC. “He was shouting really loudly. He was bleeding from his neck. There was a lot of blood.”
Mario Perivoitos, 41, was talking with journalists at the apartment complex in London’s Wood Green neighborhood where he lived, when his Staffordshire bull terrier pounced on him, biting his neck, according to the Guardian.
The BBC crew called emergency services, who rushed Perivoitos to the hospital. He was pronounced dead two hours later.
The attack occurred March 20. An autopsy performed several days later concluded that Perivoitos died from “hypovolemic shock and damage to the airway consistent with a dog bite,” according to the BBC.
Police described the journalists as a man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s. The BBC declined to say why they were talking with Perivoitos.
The BBC said in a statement: “A crew making a BBC documentary were present — but not filming — at the time of the incident and called an ambulance. Given the ongoing inquiries, it would not be appropriate to comment further.”
Several neighbors told British media said they witnessed Perivoitos struggling to free himself from the dog’s jaws.
“I heard shouting, ‘Get him off! Get him off me!'” neighbor Geoff Morgan told the BBC. “He was shouting really loudly. He was bleeding from his neck. There was a lot of blood.”
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