Dog owner held on suspicion of murder is questioned after man, 55, dies from 'being bitten by German Shepherd on footpath'
2 sources·Updated August 18, 2026

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- BBC Top Stories·10h agoMan charged with manslaughter after man bitten by dog dies
Lee Ellis, 55, is charged in connection with the incident which happened in Wakefield on Saturday.
Read at BBC Top Stories → - Daily Mail News·23h agoDog owner held on suspicion of murder is questioned after man, 55, dies from 'being bitten by German Shepherd on footpath'
Detectives have now spoken to two people who came to the victim's assistance after he was injured by the dog in an altercation near an old train line footpath in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
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