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Liverpool pensioner dies after dog attack Liverpool pensioner dies after dog attack
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A 79-year-old man has died after a dog attacked him in the garden of his home.A 79-year-old man has died after a dog attacked him in the garden of his home.
The man was outside his home in Clubmoor, Liverpool, just before 8.40pm on Saturday night when the dog attacked. Merseyside police were called and armed officers destroyed the animal. The man was outside his home in Clubmoor, Liverpool, just before 8.40pm on Saturday night when the dog attacked. Merseyside police were called and armed officers destroyed the animal.
The force said two women, aged 27 and 28, have been arrested on suspicion of an offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act. The force said two women, aged 27 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of an offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
Crime scene Investigators were carrying out forensic examinations at the scene of the attack, Richard Kelly Close in Clubmoor, a small cul-de-sac opposite a public park. Crime scene investigators were carrying out forensic examinations at the scene of the attack, Richard Kelly Close in Clubmoor, a small cul-de-sac opposite a public park.
Merseyside police said in a statement that officers were called to the scene at about 8.40pm on Saturday. Merseyside police said in a statement: "Officers found the body of the man and they were confronted by a dog that was out of control. Armed officers attended at the scene and the dog was destroyed. At this stage the breed of the dog is still to be established."
It continued: "When they arrived officers found the body of the man and they were confronted by a dog that was out of control." A postmortem examination will take place on Sunday afternoon to establish the cause of death. In March a 14-year-old girl died after she was attacked by a pack of dogs at a house in Greater Manchester. Jade Anderson was savaged by up to five dogs at a house she was visiting in Chaucer Grove, Atherton near Wigan. The animals were later shot by police.
"Armed officers attended at the scene and the dog was destroyed. At this stage the breed of the dog is still to be established."
"A postmortem examination will take place this afternoon to establish the cause of death. House-to-house inquiries are under way and crime scene investigators are carrying out forensic examinations at the scene.
"Two women, aged 27 and 28 years, from Clubmoor, have been arrested on suspicion of an offence under section 3(3)a, of the Dangerous Dogs Act, 1991."
That section of the act relates to an owner or a person in charge of the dog allowing it to enter a private property where it is not permitted to be and the animal then injures a person.
In March, a 14-year-old girl died after she was attacked by a pack of dogs at a house in Greater Manchester. Jade Anderson was savaged by up to five dogs at a house she was visiting in Chaucer Grove, Atherton near Wigan. The animals were later shot by police.
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