Farmer 'crushed to death' by bull calves in Cornwall

Alan Vague was found fatally injured in the gateway of his Lower Tredore farm by his wife last June.

Chris Brayford
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Alan Vague was 'crushed to death' by bull calves on his farm last June, an inquest found
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Alan Vague was 'crushed to death' by bull calves on his farm last June, an inquest found

A veteran Cornish farmer was crushed to death by ‘excited' bull calves in Cornwall as he moved them to another field, an inquest heard. Alan Vague, 76, was found fatally injured in the gateway of his...

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