Detectives believe a man who was found dead in a south coast unit had been mauled to death by his dog after he suffered a medical episode.Further investigation led detectives to believe the dog killed him after he suffered a fitEmergency services were called to the man's unit in Nowra just before midday on Monday after concerns were raised by his neighbours.
The 51-year-old was found with horrific injuries which resulted in him losing a large amount of blood inside the unit in Douglas Street.It is believed the man's dog was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.The incident is the latest in a string of deaths after owners have been mauled by their pets.And in March,The 40-year-old man was staying at a home in Tregear with two American Staffordshire Terriers when he was set upon by the animals.
He went into cardiac arrest and was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition and died five weeks later.Statistics have revealed an increase in attack incidents across NSW. Dog attack records kept by the NSW Officer of Local Government reveal 4,770 recorded dog attack incidents, on humans or animals, in the 12 months up to June 2018.It is up slightly from the 4,643 incidents recorded in the 12 months to June 2017.
The top two breeds involved in the attacks were American Staffordshire Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
Not sure if it is the Staffordshire breed or the type of human that often owns them but somewhere in that mix there is something that goes horribly wrong all too frequently.