Farmer receives sentence after elderly walker killed by cattle

A farmer has received a 12 week prison sentence for safety breaches after an 83-year-old man was fatally attacked by cattle.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Farmer receives sentence after elderly walker killed by cattle

A farmer has received a 12 week prison sentence for safety breaches after an 83-year-old man was fatally attacked by cattle. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard how on May 30 2020, David Tinniswood and his...

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