27-year-old suspect sought by Nottinghamshire Police on attempted murder charge; PD Zyla, police dog, dies in search at Watermead Country Park; suspect later arrested for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

A police dog named PD Zyla died after entering the water to search for a suspect at Watermead Country Park in Birstall, Leicestershire. The suspect, a 27-year-old man, was initially sought by Nottinghamshire Police on suspicion of attempted murder and was later arrested on suspicion of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Leicestershire Police are conducting an ongoing investigation to establish the full circumstances of the dog's death, while the attempted murder inquiry is being led by Nottinghamshire Police.