14 lambs killed by 'joyriders' in Surrey

Gate Street Farm said the culprits had broken secure gates to run over sheep in a field

Chris Brayford
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Nick Huntley, from Gate Street Farm in Surrey, said 12 sheep had been killed - with a further two put to sleep - after being hit by a car (generic)
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Nick Huntley, from Gate Street Farm in Surrey, said 12 sheep had been killed - with a further two put to sleep - after being hit by a car (generic)

The death of 14 lambs which were reportedly ‘run over' by a car has caused a Surrey farmer ‘unimaginable grief'. Nick Hutley, from Gate Street Farm in Bramley, described the pain of finding 12 dead...

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