A man accused over a fatal dog bite in Wakefield denies manslaughter, following an incident where his dog allegedly bit another man after an argument on a footpath. Lee Ellis denies the charge, according to reporting on the case.
The altercation involves Lee Ellis and James Judge. The dispute is described as relating to right of way on the footpath. James Judge is reported to have died in hospital after the incident on August 15.
The outlets cited here describe the same basic sequence—an argument on a footpath, a dog bite, and the victim’s death following treatment—while differing mainly in how they phrase the legal denial. One source specifically describes the denial in the context of “dog bit him following argument on footpath,” while another presents the matter as a “fatal dog bite during argument on footpath.”
