24/01/2014

Gardaí Investigate Horse Beaten To Death

An investigation has been launched in Co Wicklow after the discovery of the body of a badly beaten horse.

A walker reported finding the body in a clearing at Ballymoyle wood, near Kilpatrick, at around 15:15 on Thursday.

A local source is quoted by The Irish Times as saying that the horse looked like it had been beaten to death.

Gardaí are investigating.

(MH/JP)

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