The 34-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene in Fareham on Wednesday morning. Police were called to a recreation ground on Hillson Drive at about 10.25am. A 20-year-old man from Fareham has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death. Has this story affected you? If so, please email [email protected] He has been released from custody without charge but remains under investigation while inquiries continue, Hampshire Constabulary said. Paramedics treated the victim at the scene, but were unable to save him. He was pronounced dead at the park. The force said a dog was secured and removed from the scene, while the victim’s family have been informed. A spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary said: “We are speaking to people in the area and making further inquiries to establish how the man died. “As part of our inquiries, a 20-year-old man from Fareham has been arrested on suspicion of being the owner/person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death. “He has been released from custody without charge, but remains under investigation while inquiries continue.” It is the second serious dog attack in England in just over a month. A toddler was airlifted to hospital after being attacked by a dog in Faversham, Kent on July 7. There have been many other dog attacks this year, Daniel John Twigg, 3, was killed by a dog outside a property in Milnrow, Rochdale in May. Just a month earlier, Romy Griffiths, 2, suffered severe facial injuries after being bitten by the family’s eight-year-old family dog, Blizzard. In March Bella-Rae Birch died in hospital from her injuries after a dog attack at her home in Blackbrook, St Helens, Merseyside.
