Two charged over three-year-old boy’s dog attack death
Daniel Twigg died after sustaining injuries from the dog on Tunshill Lane, Milnrow in Rochdale on May 15 2022.
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Your support makes all the difference.A man and woman have been charged in connection with the death of a three-year-old who was attacked by a dangerous dog.
Daniel Twigg died after sustaining injuries from the dog on Tunshill Lane, Milnrow in Rochdale on May 15 2022.
Mark Twigg, 42, of King Street, Radcliffe and Joanne Bedford, 36, of the same address, have been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
They are due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on July 31.