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No further action taken after 14 lambs killed in suspected 'hit and run'

"It is getting dangerous when people think they can joyride and kill livestock like this"

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
One of the lambs killed during the incident at Gate Street Farm
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One of the lambs killed during the incident at Gate Street Farm

No further action has been taken against teenagers who were arrested in relation to an incident which resulted in the death of 14 lambs at a farm in Surrey. Nick Hutley, of Gate Street Farm in Bramley,...

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