Dog walker killed by cattle in West Yorkshire

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found the farmer had made 'no attempts to segregate the cows and calves from the footpath'

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Teresa Holmes has been left paralysed following the livestock attack which killed her husband Michael Holmes. (HSE)
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Teresa Holmes has been left paralysed following the livestock attack which killed her husband Michael Holmes. (HSE)

A farmer in West Yorkshire has been handed a suspended sentence after his cattle trampled a man to death while leaving a woman with life-altering injuries. On September 29 2020, Michael and Teresa Holmes...

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