Overview
- Police in Lower Saxony reported Monday that a forensic autopsy determined the 33-year-old died from injuries inflicted by his dog.
- The man was found lifeless Thursday in a roadside ditch on An der Querlenburg in Brockdorf, Lohne, after a passerby alerted emergency services.
- Responders were initially unable to reach the body because the American Bulldog stayed beside the victim and threatened personnel.
- A female roommate later secured the animal, which the veterinary authority seized; the dog is now in an animal protection facility.
- Investigators say the injury pattern indicates a violent confrontation with the animal, and they are continuing to reconstruct the circumstances.