Man Taking Care Of Son's 5 Dogs Bleeds To Death After Being Bitten

A man taking care of his son's five dogs while the latter was out of town bled to death after one of the canines bit him in the leg.

The incident took place on May 23 at the victim's son's house on Holt Road in Wrexham, Wales, U.K. At an inquest into the man's death in Ruthin, Pathologist Matthew Lyall cited loss of blood due to a leg injury as a provisional cause of the man's death, Wales Online reported.

John Gittins, senior coroner for North Wales East and Central told the inquest that the victim, identified as Keven Jones, 65, was given a tourniquet after emergency responders arrived at the residence. Gittins requested the court to initiate an extended police investigation into the matter for more insights into the case.

Jones, a former heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver had been asked to care for the dogs by his daughter-in-law, Chanel Fong as Jones' son, Josh, traveled to London.

Fong recalled Jones shouting "he's got me" before she found him lying on the living-room floor. The American Bulldog was sedated by a police marksman and later euthanized by a vet.

A report by iTV at the time of Jones' death said he suffered cardiac arrest after the attack.

Fong shared in a Facebook post that it was heartbreaking to see her father-in-law and the beloved dog named Cookie die. She insisted that it was a freak accident and that Cookie didn't attack Jones.

"Today has been the worst day of my life. I have had to watch two men who I love so much take their last breath. I can’t shake the feeling of Keven's blood off my hands and all I can hear in my head is Cookie's cries," Fong wrote in the Facebook post, according to iTV. "Cookie did not attack Keven, he’s a big boy and plays too rough. Please respect Josh and his family, myself and my family at this absolutely heartbreaking time."

Fong described the dog as "not aggressive in the least," per Wales Online.