{"id":846984,"date":"2026-08-07T16:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/846984\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:48:11","slug":"sydney-dog-attack-suspected-intruder-mauled-to-death-at-iconic-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/846984\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney dog attack: Suspected intruder mauled to death at iconic property"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has died in a suspected dog attack in a paddock near an iconic home in Sydney\u2019s south-west.<\/p>\n

Police were called to the Mount Universe property in Eschol Park on Wednesday after home owners discovered the man with significant injuries.<\/p>\n

\"Police<\/p>\n

Police were called to the iconic Mount Universe property in Eschol Park on Wednesday.\u00a0Supplied<\/p>\n

Emergency services arrived to find the body of a 23-year-old man, who had reportedly been severely mauled by multiple guard dogs at the property.<\/p>\n

It is possible the man may have been there for a day before his body was discovered.<\/p>\n

Council rangers spent Friday morning tranquillising eight Belgian shepherds guarding the rural residence before transporting them off the premises.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood the dogs\u2019 owner was bitten whilst attempting to helping the rangers.<\/p>\n

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon described the incident as a \u201cterrible set of circumstances\u201d, saying it did not appear the victim lived at the address.<\/p>\n

Detectives seized a vehicle as well as gloves and a balaclava linked to the victim<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know the circumstances by which that male was on the premises,\u201d Lanyon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe certainly doesn\u2019t appear to be a resident of that location.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Council<\/p>\n

Council rangers tranquillised eight German shepherds guarding the rural residence before transporting them off the premises.\u00a09News<\/p>\n

Lanyon said the killed man may have been an intruder targeting the unattended residence.<\/p>\n

The home owners were assisting police and Campbelltown City Council with investigations.<\/p>\n

\u201cNSW Police are leading the investigation into a suspected dog attack at a property in Eschol Park,\u201d a council spokesperson told nine.com.au.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncil is supporting police inquiries and will continue to assist as required, in accordance with its legislative responsibilities, including determining the registration and ownership status of the dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n

A report will be prepared for the coroner.<\/p>\n

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The dogs had to be restrained as they were removed from the property.\u00a09News<\/p>\n

Mount Universe is a landmark home built in the 1970s and known for its unique architecture.<\/p>\n

The building\u2019s unique design, inspired by Saturn\u2019s rings, is said to have a bunker and was originally built by its owner Stefan Dzwonnik, with hopes for it to become a \u201cmecca for a worldwide movement directed toward a better life on Earth\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has died in a suspected dog attack in a paddock near an iconic home in Sydney\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":846985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-846984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=846984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/846985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}