Tragedy as man, 40, dies five weeks after being attacked by two American Staffordshire Terriers

Tragedy as man, 40, dies five weeks after being attacked by two dogs while he was defending a mother and daughter from the animals

  • Man, 40, has died five weeks after he was brutally attacked by two dogs     
  • American Staffordshire Terriers caused the man to suffer a cardiac arrest  
  • He spent 5 weeks in a Sydney hospital but passed away on Friday afternoon   
  • A woman and her daughter were also bit but only suffered minor injuries

A man has tragically died after he was brutally attacked by two American Staffordshire Terriers.

The 40-year-old passed away on Friday afternoon after spending five weeks in hospital, following the vicious dog attack at a residence in Tregear, 46km west of central Sydney, on January 24.

At the time, he suffered multiple bites when he was ravaged by the dogs and went into cardiac arrest.

 

A man (pictured being taken away on a stretcher by paramedics) has tragically died after he was brutally attacked by two American Staffordshire Terriers

The unidentified man, who was not the owner of the two dogs, was left with severe injuries to his ears, face, abdomen and chest.

The man had to be resuscitated and received a blood transfusion before being placed in an induced coma and taken to Westmead Hospital in Sydney in a critical condition.

At the time of the incident the man was in the company of a 39-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter.

Both mother and daughter were also bitten on the forearm and back respectively, and were treated for minor injuries.

The unidentified man, who was not the owner of the two dogs, was left with severe injuries to his ears, face, abdomen and chest from the dogs (one dog pictured)

The unidentified man, who was not the owner of the two dogs, was left with severe injuries to his ears, face, abdomen and chest from the dogs (one dog pictured)

The dogs, described on their registration as American Staffordshire terriers, were sedated at the scene with the assistance of RSCPA NSW inspectors (pictured) 

The dogs, described on their registration as American Staffordshire terriers, were sedated at the scene with the assistance of RSCPA NSW inspectors (pictured) 

Neighbours who tried to help were seen by NSW Ambulance paramedics covered in the blood of the victims.

They were commended for the efforts and attempts to bring the animals under control.

The dogs, described on their registration as American Staffordshire terriers, were sedated at the scene with the assistance of RSCPA NSW inspectors and surrendered to the local council.

The man had to be resuscitated and received a blood transfusion before being placed in an induced coma and taken to Westmead Hospital (pictured)

The man had to be resuscitated and received a blood transfusion before being placed in an induced coma and taken to Westmead Hospital (pictured)

Both have since been euthanased.

This is the first death relating directly to a dog attack in New South Wales since the state government started recording the attacks in July 2015, ABC reported.

According to the state statistics, 4,770 dog attack incidents were recorded on either humans or animals over a 12-year period ending on June 30, 2018.

The records also said 681 people required medical treatment as a result of the incidents. 

 

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