- By Maisie Olah
- BBC News, West Midlands
Image supply, Ryan Underwood
The man was bitten by two dogs in Main Street, Stonnall
A person left in a crucial situation after being significantly injured in an assault by two dogs has died.
The assault occurred outdoors Main Street, Stonnall, close to Walsall, on Thursday afternoon, police mentioned.
The sufferer was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and was confirmed useless, emergency providers mentioned.
A person, 30, from Lichfield was arrested on suspicion of getting dogs dangerously uncontrolled.
A West Midlands ambulance service (WMAS) spokesman mentioned: “Upon arrival we discovered a person who had sustained a number of life-threatening accidents and was in a crucial situation.
“Unfortunately, after arrival at hospital, regardless of one of the best efforts it grew to become clear that nothing extra could possibly be accomplished to avoid wasting him and he was confirmed as deceased.”
The assault came about at about 15:15 BST. Members of the general public tried to assist the sufferer and tried to get the dogs off him.
Meanwhile, youngsters at close by St Peter’s Primary Academy have been stopped from leaving for “security causes”.
One of the dogs was contained outdoors, whereas the opposite was contained within the proprietor’s flat.
Image supply, Ryan Underwood
Police stay on the scene
On Thursday, police mentioned the breed of the animals was nonetheless being established.
A 63-year-old native resident and canine walker informed the Press Association she noticed the air ambulance land in a neighborhood park and mentioned the centre of the village had been shut.
“We are all a bit shook-up,” she mentioned.
“As canine walkers right here, everyone knows one another. When we realised that one thing horrific had occurred all of us spoke to one another and no person knew who it was,” she added.
The woman and two males have been set upon by an American bully XL outdoors retailers in Bordesley Green on 9 September.
While the breeds of the 2 dogs who killed the person in Stonnall is at present not identified, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has known as for the American bully XL to be outlawed.
