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Ryan Merrifield

First picture of man who died after being mauled in brutal American Bulldog attack

A man killed in an "accidental" dog attack has been pictured for the first time.

Keven Jones went into cardiac arrest after being mauled by the American Bulldog-type pet in Wrexham, north Wales.

The 62-year-old died at his daughter-in-law's home in Holt Road on Monday, despite the efforts of paramedics.

Chanel Nicole Fong described her father-in-law passing away in front of her as the "worst day of her life", but said her pet Cookie-Doe was not intending to cause any harm.

In a Facebook post, she said she had asked Mr Jones to look after her dogs as she would be out for parts of the day.

Ms Fong said that he was the only person who could handle her dogs apart from herself and her husband Josh, who was in London.

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Keven Jones (WALES NEWS SERVICE)

As she was getting ready to leave the house at around 11.20am she heard Mr Jones in the kitchen telling Cookie-Doe to get off him.

Ms Fong went into the room and told the dog to get down which he did.

She said she then noticed blood coming from her father-in-law's leg and grabbed the dog's blanket to help stem the blood coming from the wound.

She said she then carried him to a sofa and called for an ambulance.

Cookie, the American Bulldog-type which killed Keven Jones (Instagram)

Ms Fong said Mr Jones grabbed her shoulder to tell her he was dying.

She was still on the line with the ambulance service at this point and said she was told to place him on the floor and to begin chest compressions.

An ambulance arrived around seven minutes later, she said.

Paramedics spent 45 minutes trying to save Mr Jones' life, but he sadly died at the scene.

Emergency services, including the Wales Air Ambulance, were called to the property on Holt Road (Hadyn Iball / North Wales Live)

Ms Fong thanked the emergency crews who worked to save Mr Jones's life.

"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," she wrote.

"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.

"Cookie did not attack Keven, he’s a big boy and plays too rough."

She added that Cookie was euthanised in the back garden by a trained vet and the other dogs were checked over by the police dog handling team.

A spokesperson for North Wales Police said: "An investigation into this incident remains ongoing and officers are liaising with the family of the deceased."

A spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a medical emergency in the Holt Road area of Wrexham.

"We sent three emergency ambulances, two rapid response vehicles and the Wales Air Ambulance to the scene."

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