The man who died after being bitten by a dog at a property in Wrexham on Monday has now been named by his daughter-in-law.
Chanel Nicole Fong was with her father-in-law, Keven Jones, when he died at her home on Holt Road, describing the incident as the "worst day of her life". In a Facebook post, she explained how she asked Mr Jones to look after her dogs.
Ms Fong added that he was the only person who was capable of handling her dogs aside from herself and her husband Josh, who was in London at the time of the incident. While she was getting ready to leave the house at around 11.20am on Monday, Ms Fong said she heard Mr Jones in the kitchen telling the dog Cookie-Doe to get off him, North Wales Live reports.
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Upon hearing the commotion, Ms Fong went into the room and told the dog to get down, which it did according to her. She then described noticing blood coming from her father-in-law's leg so she grabbed the dog's blanket to help stop the blood coming out of the wound.
Afterwards, she guided Mr Jones to the sofa and called for an ambulance. She said the 62-year-old grabbed her shoulder and said he was dying - by this point, the ambulance services on the other line told her to place him on the floor and begin chest compressions.
Around seven minutes later, an ambulance arrived, according to Ms Fong. Paramedics then spent 45 minutes to try and save Mr Jone's life, but he tragically died at the scene.
In her Facebook post, Ms Fong 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 heart breaking 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."
A spokesperson for North Wales Police said: "An investigation into this incident remains ongoing and officers are liaising with the family of the deceased."
A spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said yesterday: "We were called to reports of a medical emergency in the Holt Road area of Wrexham. We sent three emergency ambulances, two rapid response vehicles and the Wales Air Ambulance to the scene."
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