Dog's death being investigated after alleged biting incident

The death of a dog days after reports a man had been bitten in Leicestershire is being investigated by multiple agencies.

Officers from Leicestershire Police were first called to reports of a man being bitten by a dog last Saturday (August 30) at an address in Spitfire Road in Castle Donington . Police said they tried to speak to both the owner of the dog and the man who had allegedly been bitten.

Concerns for the welfare of a dog at the same address were then made to police on Tuesday this week (September 2). A force spokesperson said police went to the address with the RSPCA and forced entry into the home where they found a dog dead in the garden.

Investigations into both the dog's death and the earlier alleged biting incident are ongoing. Police said the RSPCA was leading enq