Two dogs suspected of killing man in Birmingham found

Two dogs believed to have been involved in killing a man found dead outside a house in Birmingham have been found.

The 33-year-old man, who was looking after his brother’s dogs, was found dead in the back garden of a home in Rubery on Wednesday.

Police had launched an urgent appeal for help in tracing two American bulldog types. Two dogs had already been seized from the scene.

An investigation into the man’s death is ongoing, West Midlands Police said.

Police were called to Hereford Close in the early hours of Wednesday to reports a number of dogs were loose.

They found the victim outside where they seized the first two dogs.

At a press conference on Thursday, Insp Leanne Chapman of the West Midlands Police dog unit said one of the two dogs that was previously seized had suffered “injuries to his head”.

She confirmed the dogs had been living at the house where the man was found but the victim had been living elsewhere.

A post-mortem examination is being carried out to establish the man’s cause of death.

Police said they were working on the belief he had been “attacked by at least one dog, which may have contributed to his death”.

Ms Chapman added: “We’ve got no history of these dogs biting as far as the police are aware.”

There was no information which had suggested the dogs were not well looked after, she said.

West Midlands Police issued an update on Friday to confirm the two dogs officers had been looking for were detained.

The force gave no further information but thanked the public for their help.