A coroner’s inquest hears that 55-year-old James Judge dies after complications from a wound to his leg following a dog bite on a footpath. The bite is described as occurring on the back of Judge’s right knee.
The reporting says the dog involved is an Alsatian-cross described as an “Alsatian–Australian Huntaway” cross, belonging to local landowner Lee Ellis. One account links the incident to a disagreement over the right of way, describing the bite as occurring during or after a confrontation. The coverage focuses on the circumstances leading to the attack and the medical outcome, but does not provide additional detail about how the dispute unfolded or the precise timing and severity of the injury beyond that it leads to fatal complications.
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