Dog Kills Its Owner In An Interview

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

In a tragic incident that has caused dismay, an English Bull Terrier breed dog killed its owner while giving an interview to a BBC team at his north London home.

Mario Perivoitos, 41, was bitten in the neck by the animal at his Wood Green home on March 20 under the stunned gaze of the two BBC employees, who immediately called authorities. The victim was transferred to a hospital where he died from the injuries.

A building resident, Geoff Morgan, heard the victim scream. "Put him away! Get him away from me!… He screamed very loudly. His neck was bleeding. There was a lot of blood, "he added.

According to its neighbors, this was not the first time that the dog had assaulted its owner. Speaking to The Guardian newspaper, a neighbor who said his name was Tayfun commented that “there were at least one or two previous occasions when the dog attacked him. Six or seven months ago, the dog bit his leg. We heard how the dog screamed and ran off with his bloody leg."

However, he clarified that "he never" saw that the pet was "violent" and said that Perivoitos "loved him more than himself."

Another resident of the building, who did not reveal her name, was also surprised by the attack. The dog was her world. If she left the house, the dog could be heard crying. She always took care of her dog: if she had no money, she always asked me for money so I could buy her food. Everything is very strange,”he told the newspaper.

The animal is in the custody of the authorities at a local kennel. English bull terriers are not considered dangerous under English law.

According to the autopsy, the cause of death was hypovolemic shock caused by considerable blood loss.

The BBC clarified in a statement that the attack was not recorded by its employees. "The team, which was working on a documentary for the BBC, was present, but not filming, when the incident occurred."

Authorities questioned the two BBC reporters because the apartment had a closing order, preventing anyone other than its resident from entering it, in order to avoid drug transactions or other illegal activities.

Some residents of the building clarified that Perivoitos had caused more than one problem in the neighborhood. One of them, who said his name was Pierre, told The Guardian that "many people entered" the victim's apartment, where "there were fights, screams. A couple of times the police were called, who even had to break the door down.

"It was a drug house," Tayfun added to the same media. "A lot of people smoked. There were needles everywhere."