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Branwen Jones & Annie Owen

Man dies after dog attack in Wrexham

A man has died after being bitten by a dog and going into cardiac arrest. North Wales Police confirmed that a 62-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene following an incident in Wrexham on Monday.

Paramedics and police attended the scene but the man could not be saved. The dog was destroyed at the scene. The police force said that they had responded to a request to attend an address in Holt Road in Wrexham to assist an ambulance crew at the scene at 11.44am on Monday, May 23, NorthWalesLive reports.

A police force spokesman said: "Welsh Ambulance Service reported that a 62-year-old male was in cardiac arrest after being bitten by a dog at the property. Sadly, despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The man’s next of kin have been informed and our enquiries into this incident remain ongoing."

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