An 18-year-old boy has died after being mauled to death by three American Bully dogs owned by his brother at their family home in Lop Buri province in central Thailand.

Pol Maj Nattapong Wongwang told Thai media that police and rescue workers were called to a house in Village 3, Tambon Tai Talat, Mueang District, Lop Buri Province.

Upon arrival, they found Adisak Chansakulnee, 18, dead with bite marks on his skull and limbs; both his ears had been torn off. He had been dead for more than 12 hours before his mother and brother, who tried to phone him, returned home to find his body with the three dogs in the same room.

Footage from a security camera in the room showed Adisak went in to play with the American Bully dogs shortly before they began to attack and bite him. Adisak fled to a room but failed to close the door, and the dogs followed him into another room and bit him to death.

Mr Abhisit, the victim’s older brother, told police that his American Bully dogs had never been this aggressive, and his brother had always played with them.

He said they may have attacked because his younger brother did not play with him properly, so they started to be aggressive and bite. When they smelled blood, they became reckless and could not stop.

The American Bully dogs, Fino and Cesar, were one and a half years old and weighed 18-20 kilograms; the third was their mother, Tangkas, who was 4.

He went on to say that the dogs were with him in Bangkok, but he had returned home with them to care for his ailing mother. He said his dogs had never shown any signs of aggression before and that his younger brother fed them while he was working.

The bully dogs are kept in a kennel for an examination inspection by a veterinarian from the Bureau of Quality Control of Livestock.

Mr Abhisit said he would find the bully dogs in a new home with people who are experienced with the breed.

According to Wikipedia, the American Bully Dog is a modern dog breed developed as a companion dog. The American Bully Kennel Club originally standardized and recognized it as a breed in 2004.

Their published breed standard describes the dog as giving the impression of great strength for its size.

Source: MCOT