A 41-year-old man died after being attacked by his own dog while a BBC TV crew interviewed him for a documentary.
The incident took place in North London and the dog, a Staffordshire bull terrier, has since been seized by police.
Scotland Yard said that the dog injured its owner at an address in Norman Close in Wood Green on March 20 - but the incident has only just been made public.
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It happened at around 10:25pm and the man was rushed to hospital. Sadly, he was pronounced dead early on March 21.
The post-mortem examination took place at Haringey mortuary on March 24. They gave the cause of death as 'hypovolemic shock and damage to the airway consistent with a dog bite', according to police.
A Staffordshire bull terrier. Credit: PA Images
A Metropolitan Police spokesman told The Sun: "Police were called at around 22:25hrs on Monday, 20 March, to a report of a man injured by a dog at an address in Norman Close, N22.
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"Officers attended the scene along with the London Ambulance Service.
"The owner of the dog was taken to a north London hospital where he was pronounced dead at around 00:30hrs on Tuesday, 21 March.
"The man's death is not being treated as suspicious.
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"Enquiries by police at Haringey continue to assist the coroner."
A BBC spokesperson added: "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."
Topics: Death, BBC, Documentary