Post mortem confirms man who died near Birmingham was attacked by a dog

A post mortem has confirmed a man who died near Birmingham was bitten and attacked by a dog.

The 33 year old was attacked early on Wednesday 21st August - and found in the garden of a home in the Rubery area.

Four dogs have been seized by police as part of their investigation.

Two of the animals involved were tracked down after a search operation.

West Midlands Police statement

We've seized two dogs which were being sought following the death of a man in Rubery this week.

We received information from the public which helped us track them down to grass land off Merritts Hill at just after 9.30am today.

They were detained by specialist dog handlers and have been taken into kennels to undergo further assessment. Tests will be carried out to confirm their breed and this is expected to be concluded next week.

We issued an appeal to help us locate the dogs as we believe they may have been involved in an incident where a man died in Hereford Close on Wednesday morning.

We responded to reports of a number of dogs being loose. When we arrived a 33-year-old man was found dead in the back garden of where the dogs are believed to have come from.

We seized some dogs from the address and we don't believe there are any outstanding now.

A post mortem has revealed the man died as a result of injuries consistent of being bitten by a dog. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this devastating time.

Enquiries are continuing and anyone with information is asked to contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101, and quote log 1149 of 22/8/24.

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