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Robert Harries & Peter Diamond

Pensioner dies three weeks after being mauled by dog in coastal town

A pensioner has died three weeks after being mauled by a dog.

The 72-year-old sustained severe injuries in the incident, which involved an American bulldog that has since been put down.

The elderly woman, was airlifted to hospital following the attack on Tuesday, August 10.

The woman, who has not been named by police died on September 1 three weeks after the dog attack in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire.

Welsh police have confirmed enquiries are on going, according to WalesOnline.

Police also confirmed that no prior concerns had been raised about the dog at the property where the attack happened, which is in the Stop and Call area of Goodwick, and the pet did not fall under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

A spokesman for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We can confirm that the 72-year-old woman who was taken to hospital following a dog attack in the Stop and Call area of Goodwick on Wednesday, August 10, died on 1 September.

“Enquiries are ongoing and we would ask people not to speculate on the circumstances.”

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