Man charged with manslaughter after fatal dog bite in Wakefield

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

West Yorkshire police were called to reports of an altercation on the old train line footpath off Blacker Lane in the Calder Grove area of Wakefield on Saturday afternoon.

The force said a 55-year-old man was bitten by a dog during the altercation and later died in hospital.

Lee Ellis, 55, of Calder Grove, was charged with manslaughter and being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing injury resulting in death. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Leeds magistrates court on Tuesday.

The force said a German shepherd dog seized as part of the investigation was being held in police kennels.