POLICE have confirmed that a woman has been arrested after a 68-year-old man died after being bitten by dogs.
John William Jones was pronounced dead at a house in Pleasant Hill in Lampeter on Monday, January 10.
A woman was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and has been released under investigation.
It has been reported that the three dogs involved did not fall under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and have been removed from the property.
A Dyfed-Powys Police statement said: “We are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man at a property in Lampeter.
"Dyfed-Powys Police officers were called just after 5.00pm, Monday, 10th January 2022, to a report that a man had been bitten by dogs resident within the household.
"Sadly, a man in his 60s passed away at the scene.
"A woman was arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control.
"She has been released under investigation pending further police enquiries.
"The three dogs involved did not fall under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and have been removed from the property.”
An inquest into Mr Jones's death has been opened and adjourned.
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