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28/08/2013
Pair Charged Over Beheaded Sheep
A man and a woman has been charged following the discovery on Monday or beheaded sheep at a farm in County Durham.
Police say that on Monday the body of a sheep was found in a farmers field and its head was found in a rear yard.
It is understood that an examination of the animal by a vet suggested that the sheep had been mutilated before it died.
The 28-year-old man and 39-year-old woman will appear before Peterlee Magistrates' Court charged with unnecessary cruelty to an animal, along with charges of child neglect, possession of a bladed article and criminal
(MH/CD)
Police say that on Monday the body of a sheep was found in a farmers field and its head was found in a rear yard.
It is understood that an examination of the animal by a vet suggested that the sheep had been mutilated before it died.
The 28-year-old man and 39-year-old woman will appear before Peterlee Magistrates' Court charged with unnecessary cruelty to an animal, along with charges of child neglect, possession of a bladed article and criminal
(MH/CD)
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