Rochdale dog attack: Man arrested after boy, 3, dieson May 17, 2022 at 11:41 am

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A 48-year-old man is arrested over a dog attack which killed a young boy in Rochdale.

Milnrow dog attack

A man has been arrested after a three-year-old boy died in a dog attack at a farm.

Daniel John Twigg was outdoors with a number of dogs in Carr Lane, in the town of Milnrow, before being found with serious injuries, police said.

He was treated by paramedics but later pronounced dead at hospital.

Greater Manchester Police said a 48-year-old man had been arrested under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 after handing himself into custody.

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