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A retired entertainer died weeks after being bitten on the hand by a dog, an inquest heard.

Gary Ryan was transferred from Ysbyty Glan Clwyd to Whiston Hospital's plastic surgery team after being admitted with an inflamed and infected dog bite to his right hand in July.

The 74-year-old of Ceg y Ffordd, Prestatyn was transferred for ongoing surgical management, but his health deteriorated and he died on September 9.

At the opening of his inquest at Ruthin's County Hall this afternoon, coroner for North Wales east and central, John Gittins said it was unclear when the dog bite happened but Mr Ryan was first admitted to Glan Clwyd on July 21.

A postmortem was carried out and a cause of death was given as multiple organ failure due to pneumonia on a background existing medical conditions, heart failure diabetes and an infected dog bite with the bite "precipitating the events therafter."

The full inquest was adjourned to a date yet to be fixed.