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Ashlie Blakey

Police issue update on arrest after three-year-old boy dies in dog attack

A man who was arrested after a three-year-old boy was mauled to death by a dog in Rochdale has been released on bail.

'Happy and kind' Daniel John Twigg was attacked by a dog outside a property on Carr Lane in Milnrow on Sunday afternoon (May 15). The youngster was rushed to hospital but tragically died a short time later.

Police arrested a 48-year-old man under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in connection with the incident. In an update issued today (May 19), a spokesperson for the force confirmed he has since been released from custody and is on bail.

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