Overview
- A 55-year-old man was bitten during an altercation on the old trainline footpath off Blacker Lane and died later that day on Saturday, August 15.
- Police have charged Lee Ellis, 55, with manslaughter and with being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death, and he has been remanded to appear at Crown Court.
- Officers seized a German Shepherd believed to be involved and the animal is being held in police kennels while forensic tests are carried out.
- An initial post-mortem and court reporting say a bite to the back of the victim’s right knee significantly contributed to his death.
- Detectives have identified and interviewed two people who helped at the scene, including a woman named Sophie, and they continue to urge anyone with information to contact West Yorkshire Police quoting crime reference 13260465524.