Overview
- Gwent Police arrested a man in his thirties and a woman in her sixties from Chepstow on 4 February on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, then released them under investigation.
- Two people from Rogiet who were arrested last year on suspicion of being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog causing death remain on police bail.
- Nine-month-old Jonte William Bluck died on 2 November 2025 at his father's home after being bitten, with a provisional cause of death recorded as a compressive head injury consistent with a dog bite.
- Police say the animal was a six-year-old XL Bully registered with Defra, with a certificate of exemption issued in 2024.
- The inquest has been opened and adjourned until 4 August 2026, and senior officers stress the investigation remains live and urge people not to speculate.