A man accused of manslaughter after a walker dies following an incident involving a German Shepherd appears to deny the charge. James Judge, 55, dies after an incident on the old train line footpath off Blacker Lane in Wakefield on 15 August, according to reports.
Multiple accounts describe the episode as occurring during a dispute related to use of the footpath and the right of way. The dog owner disputes responsibility for Judge’s death, with coverage focusing on the allegation that the dog attacked him and on the contested circumstances leading up to the fatal incident. Outlets differ mainly in how they frame the dispute over access to the route and the characterization of the dog’s role in the fatal outcome, but they broadly align on the location, date, victim’s identity, and the defendant’s denial of manslaughter.
