HE’S GOT ME
Dad’s final words as daughter-in-law tells of battle to save him
A MAN fatally attacked by a dog shouted “he’s got me” before he collapsed and died.
Keven Jones, 62, had blood “pumping from his leg” after he was bitten by the animal, called Cookie, believed to be an American bulldog.
He suffered a cardiac arrest and told his son Josh’s partner, Chanel Fong: “I’m going,” as he grabbed her shoulder.
Chanel, describing the horror on Monday, said: “I heard Kev say ‘Get off me, Cookie’… so I went into the kitchen, told Cookie to get down, which he did.
“Kev said he’s got me there and as I looked down there was blood pumping from Kev’s leg.”
She said she called an ambulance and added: “Kev was with me but unresponsive, he grabbed my shoulder and told me he was going.
“I told him he wasn’t and the call handler told me to lie him on the floor and do compressions. Seven minutes it took for the ambulance service to get to us. It felt like I was doing compressions for an hour.
BLOOD
“I want to thank North Wales ambulance service, air ambulance, North Wales Police and their special dog handling team.
“But after working on Keven for 45mins he didn’t take another breath.” She said it had been the worst day of her life. “I can’t shake the feeling of Keven’s blood off my hands,” she said.
She hailed Keven as an “amazing father-in-law”, adding: “Rest in peace.”
But she maintained Cookie had not meant to harm him, saying the dog simply played “too rough”.
She insisted: “Anyone who has come into contact with Cookie knows how much of a big fat head play boy he is. He’s not aggressive in the slightest. Just thinks he’s still a small pup and bounces around rather than walk.”
After the incident in Wrexham, North Wales Police said: “The dog was securely contained at the property and was euthanised by a vet.
“Other dogs kept at the property will be temporarily kennelled whilst enquiries are ongoing.”
One neighbour said two or three bulldog-type dogs had often been seen fighting in the garden.
She added: “They are vicious, you don’t want to go near them.” Police said yesterday: “An investigation into this incident is ongoing.” Earlier this month Daniel Twigg, three, died after he was mauled by an Italian mastiff dog at a farm near Rochdale, Greater Manchester. A 48-year-old man was arrested under the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act and released on bail.
I can’t shake the feeling of Keven’s blood off my hands
CHANEL FONG PARTNER OF VICTIM KEVEN’S SON