Man charged with manslaughter after man bitten by dog dies

A man has been charged with manslaughter after another man died from a dog bite on a footpath in West Yorkshire. On Saturday, at about 13:30 BST, a 55‑year‑old man was critically injured during an altercation on a disused railway line off Blacker Lane in Calder Grove, Wakefield. He was taken to hospital and died at about 19:00 the same day, police said. “Lee Ellis, 55, of Blacker Lane, had since been charged with manslaughter and being the owner/person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death, a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said.” Ellis has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court later, they said. “A German Shepherd dog, understood to have been involved in the incident, had been seized by police officers and remained in police kennels, the spokesperson added.”