Concern for welfare man dies in Hampshire home before dog mauls dead body

A man died at a Hampshire home before his dead body was savaged by a dog.

A concern for welfare was raised for a man at an address on Marryat Road, New Milton, in the New Forest. Police attended the scene and found a man in his 40s dead.

A dog in the property had mauled the man’s body after he had died, but the attack played no part in his death. The death is not being treated as suspicious, police said.

A force spokesperson added: “We were called shortly before 10pm on Tuesday (13 October) to a report of a concern for the welfare of a man at an address on Marryat Road, New Milton.

“Officers attended and a man in his 40s was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. The man’s next of kin have been notified. A file is being prepared for the coroner.”