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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, were 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: "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." | 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." |
| 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. | 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. |
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