Greater Manchester authorities arrest female on suspicion of money laundering after Jonathan Hogg was whipped by a dog
Sat 20 May 2023 14.26 BST
Police examining the death of a man whipped by a dog in Wigan have actually taken 15 dogs and made a 2nd arrest.
Jonathan Hogg, 37, was assaulted in Leigh, Wigan, on Thursday. He was discovered by policeman with major injuries soon after 9.10pm and required to healthcare facility, however passed away hours later on.
Greater Manchester authorities (GMP) said a 22-year-old female was jailed on suspicion of money laundering on Friday night after the arrest of a 24-year-old man on suspicion of supervising of an alarmingly out-of-control dog triggering injury leading to death.
“GMP officers searched two houses and seized 15 dogs (six adults and nine puppies) believed to be the same breed as that which attacked Jonathan. These dogs are now being cared for at a specialist facility,” said DCI John Davies.
“Items totalling a value of £37,500 believed to be the result of criminal proceeds have been seized.”
He included: “Dangerous dogs do not have a place in our communities, and we want to reassure the public that we are doing everything in our power to keep people safe. If you think someone has or is breeding dogs which endanger the public, please report it online on by calling 101.”
In a homage launched after Hogg passed away in the early hours of Friday, his family said: “Jonathan was a well loved, sensitive, and kind person who will never know how loved and appreciated he was by everyone who knew him. We have been inundated with messages of support and we ask for privacy at this time to come to terms with our loss.”
GMP has actually said armed officers utilized “every available tactic to subdue” the animal prior to it was killed due to the fact that it positioned a substantial danger to the general public.
At least 3 other individuals have actually been killed by dogs in the UK this year and the federal government has actually been informed the law on harmful dogs is “woefully inadequate”.
In January, four-year-old Alice Stones was killed by the family’s dog in Milton Keynes. That month Natasha Johnston, a dog walker from Croydon, was walking 8 dogs when numerous of them switched on her in a crazy attack. She passed away from “multiple penetrating bites to the neck”, an inquest later on heard.
Last month, Wayne Stevens passed away after being assaulted by a dog in Derby. The animal was shot dead and a man was charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act of being the individual in charge of a dog alarmingly out of control triggering injury leading to death.
