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Man charged with manslaughter after dog-bite death in Wakefield

The Guardian World · 18 August 2026 at 08:34

Man charged with manslaughter after dog-bite death in Wakefield

Man to appear in court charged over death of 55-year-old man who was bitten by dog on footpath on Saturday A 55-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who was bitten by a dog on a footpath.

West Yorkshire police were called to reports of an altercation on the old train line footpath off Blacker Lane in the Calder Grove area of Wakefield on Saturday afternoon.

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Man charged with manslaughter after dog-bite death in Wakefield

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