A dad died on his son's living room floor after being attacked by his dog.
Keven Jones was believed to be looking after his son's dogs when he was attacked by one of them, known as Cookie. After being bitten, on May 23, on Holt Road, Wrexham, bled to death at the scene.
An inquest heard that emergency services, including police, rushed to the house after reports of a dog attack. North West Ambulance service applied a tourniquet to Mr Jones’ leg, however they were unable to stop the bleeding and he died of blood loss, according to Home Office pathologist Dr Matthew Lyall.
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Adjourning the inquest to a full hearing to a date to be fixed, the coroner said that further investigations needed to be carried out by the police and his officers, North Wales Live reports. After the incident, police confirmed the dog involved, a two-year-old American Bulldog known as Cookie, was one of five dogs owned by Mr Jones’ son Josh who was in London at the time.
It is believed Mr Jones, a 65-year-old former HGV driver, of St Mark’s Road, Saltney, had been asked to care for the dogs by Josh’s wife Chanel Fong because she had to go out for the day. She said she heard Mr Jones shout "He’s got me" and she found him lying on the living-room floor.
Cookie was sedated by a police marksman and later euthanized by a vet. Ms Fong described the dog as "not aggressive in the least."
In a post after the attack, she wrote: "I want to thank North Wales ambulance service, air ambulance, North Wales Police and their special dog handling team. But after working on Keven for 45mins he didn’t take another breath.
"Today has been the worst day of my life. I have had to watch two men who I love so much take their last breath. I can’t shake the feeling of Keven's blood off my hands and all I can hear in my head is Cookie's cries.
"Cookie did not attack Keven, he’s a big boy and plays too rough. Please respect Josh and his family, myself and my family at this absolutely heartbreaking time. Cookie was euthanised in the back garden by a trained vet and the other dogs were checked over by the dog handling team, our special girl fire was taken as she has an athletic build however the rest they were happy with and they are all tucked up in bed."
