Sheep 'disembowelled' with tools at farm in Oxfordshire

Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce said they have launched an investigation to find those responsible

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Officers have confirmed an investigation has been launched into the death of a sheep which was killed in the village of Shrivenham with workman's tools. (TVP Rural Crime Taskforce)
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Officers have confirmed an investigation has been launched into the death of a sheep which was killed in the village of Shrivenham with workman's tools. (TVP Rural Crime Taskforce)

A sheep has been killed with workman's tools at a farm in Oxfordshire. Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce confirmed an investigation has been launched into the death of a sheep which was killed...

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