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Police launch investigation after third farmer dies in on-farm incident within last month

Community pays tribute to the father-of-three from Northern Ireland

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 1 min read
A third farmer has died in an on-farm accident in under a month
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A third farmer has died in an on-farm accident in under a month

Police in Northern Ireland have launched an inquiry after a 'much loved father of three' died in what is being described as an on-farm incident. Noel Boyd of Broughshane, County Antrim, died on August...

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