Tributes paid as ex-police dog who was stabbed protecting his handler dies at 14

Retired police dog Finn suffered near-fatal injuries in 2016 (Thin Blue Paw Foundation/PA)

Tributes have been paid after the death of a dog who was stabbed as he protected his police handler from an armed suspect.

Retired police dog Finn, a German shepherd, died at the age of 14 on Thursday.