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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Raphael Boyd

Man appears in court after dog-bite death in Wakefield

Police tape across a dirt footpath
Police tape across the old train line footpath off Blacker Lane in the Calder Grove area of Wakefield on Monday. Photograph: Dave Higgens/PA

A 55-year-old man has appeared in court charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who was bitten by a dog on a footpath.

Bradford magistrates court heard on Tuesday that James Judge was bitten by a dog belonging to Lee Ellis on Saturday afternoon after an apparent dispute between the two men about right of way.

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