Five dogs have been destroyed after a woman died in Kirkdale

Police are continuing to investigate reports of a fatal dog attack

Author: Abi SimpsonPublished 4th Oct 2022
Last updated 4th Oct 2022

Five American bulldogs have been destroyed after a woman died in Kirkdale yesterday.

Police were called to St Brigid's Crescent yesterday afternoon by the North West Ambulance Service to reports a 63 year-old woman had been attacked inside a house.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

She's not yet been formally identified but her next of kin have been told.

A post-mortem will be carried out to determine a cause of death.

Police say five American bulldogs, which were inside the property, were handed over and have been destroyed.

A 31 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of owning a dog dangerously out of control and remains in custody.

Detective Inspector Katie Coote said: “This is clearly a very distressing incident and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the lady who died.

“Our enquiries remain ongoing as we seek to establish what has happened and I would urge anyone who could assist our enquiries to get in touch.”

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC on twitter.

Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.