A 55-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter and being the owner or person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing injury resulting in death. Lee Ellis, of Wakefield, is due to appear in Leeds Magistrates' Court. The charges stem from an incident on Saturday afternoon on an old train line footpath off Blacker Lane in the Calder Grove area of Wakefield.
West Yorkshire Police responded to an altercation where a 55-year-old man was bitten by a dog, believed to be a German Shepherd. The injured man was transported to the hospital, where he later died. The dog involved in the incident has been taken into police kennels. Detectives have identified and spoken with two individuals who stopped to provide assistance at the scene. Specially trained officers are supporting the family of the deceased man.