Sheep decapitated with sword in Worcestershire

"This is barbaric"

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Three ewes were beheaded in Bromsgrove while another died from stress
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Three ewes were beheaded in Bromsgrove while another died from stress

A Worcestershire farmer has been left distraught after a livestock incident which left three of his sheep decapitated in a field. Chris Tilt, a sheep farmer from Bromsgrove, said the ewes were attacked...

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