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Dog dies at daycare as post-mortem raises doubts over attack explanation

A healthy dog named Walter died at daycare after his owners were told he had been attacked, but a specialist post-mortem raised different questions about his injuries.

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A dog called Walter died while at daycare, with his owners initially told he had been attacked. A specialist post-mortem examination raised questions that did not match the explanation given to the owners.

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A healthy dog died at daycare. His injuries didn't match the explanation

Walter's owners were told their dog had been attacked. A specialist post-mortem raised very different questions.

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