Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - A baby suffered massive head injuries that proved f@tal after he was attacked by an XL Bully dog while staying with his father for the weekend, an inquest heard today, Nov. 17.
Jonte William Bluck, aged nine months, suffered severe head wounds and di£d
before reaching hospital in an ambulance.
The hearing in Newport was told Jonte was bitten by the
family pet while staying at his builder father Jarrod Bluck's home in Rogiet,
Gwent, on November 2.
Neighbours feared the dog was spooked by fireworks going off
near to 30-year-old Mr Bluck’s home in the run-up to Bonfire Night.
Area coroner Rose Farmer said: "Jonte William Bluck
sadly passed away on the 2nd of November 2025.
"The brief circumstances are that on the 2nd of
November he was staying at the home of his father when he was bitten by the
family dog.
"He was conveyed to the Grange University Hospital but
di£d prior to arrival.
"An inquest has been opened as there is reason to
suspect that he di£d as a result of a dog bite."
A provisional cause of de@th was given as a compressive head
injury, consistent with a dog bite.
The inquest was adjourned until August next year.
Following the tragedy, a man in his 30s and a woman in her
20s from Rogiet were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog
dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in de@th.
Both people were also arrested on suspicion of child
neglect. They were later released on police bail as inquiries continue.
The dog involved in the incident was a six-year-old XL
bully, which was registered with the Department for Environment, Food &
Rural Affairs (Defra) and a certificate of exemption was issued in 2024.
The family dog was put down after it was seized - and later
confirmed as a legally-owned black male XL Bully.
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