Pervert alert after pony dies in Polegate field (From The Argus)
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Pervert alert after pony dies in Polegate field
10:04am Tuesday 16th October 2012 in News By Emily Walker, Chief Reporter
Bunny the pony
A horse sanctuary fears a young pony was killed by a pervert after she was found dead in her field with injuries to her eye, jaw and hindquarters.
Sussex Police yesterday called for anyone with information on the death of 17-month-old pony Bunny to contact them, but said there was no evidence that the animal was deliberately harmed.
Pat Evans and Zoe McQuade of the Little Bramley Farm Horse Sanctuary said they feared Bunny had been deliberately attacked by a pervert and that another of their horses had also been abused last month.
They said: “We turned up to find Bunny dead. Bunny had been beaten around the head and foul play done to her. We now know what happened to Charlie was the same. Everyone please keep a close eye on your horses.”
Sussex Police were called to the sanctuary, near Polegate, after Bunny was found on Saturday morning, but said Bunny’s injuries could have been caused by other horses in the field.
Inspector Anthony Wakefield from Wealden neighbourhood police team said: “This was obviously a distressing find for the pony’s owner.
“The pony has been examined by a local vet, but without a post mortem it is impossible to determine how the injuries were sustained or what caused its death. The field did contain other horses, but they did not suffer any injuries.
“Animals grazing in fields are vulnerable to many things and there is no evidence to suggest this pony’s injuries were deliberately inflicted.
“However, if you are an owner of horses and livestock, I would advise that you make regular checks on your animals and if you see or hear anything suspicious then please call 999 immediately.”
Two horses were killed in nearby Alfriston in October and November 2010.
Sussex Police said there was no reason to believe Bunny’s death was linked to the previous attacks in which the horses were stabbed.
Police urged anyone with information to call 101 quoting serial 707 of 13/10.
Comments(13)
Jo Wadsworth
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11:30am Tue 16 Oct 12
Hove Actually wrote:The article has been very carefully worded. I should also make it doubly clear that the pervert claims are from the sanctuary, not the police.
"Pervert" is there something we are not being told in the story as I was thinking Sadist would have been a better description of the person who could inflict the reported injuries.
made up
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12:13pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Goldenwight
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12:35pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Still, not a very salubrious story- there are certainly some odd people around out there.
Morpheus
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1:12pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Crystal Ball
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3:28pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Whilst the nature of the injuries did not make comfortable reading people should be informed of the horrors that humans inflict on animals and other humans.
Well done schmargus.
leobrighton
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3:40pm Tue 16 Oct 12
qm
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11:19pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Goldenwight wrote:Just not funny . . .
Pervert attacks pony found dead with injuries to hind quarters? Sounds like someone's been flogging a dead horse here.
Still, not a very salubrious story- there are certainly some odd people around out there.
Gibseagull
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10:12am Wed 17 Oct 12
Pervert
Hind quarters
Abused
Foul play done to her
Vulnerable to many things
There are clearly some rather strange people around Polegate way.
Flippin Burghers
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11:35am Wed 17 Oct 12
made up
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11:47am Wed 17 Oct 12
hubby
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6:38pm Wed 17 Oct 12
Sickos everywhere these days.
Knightly
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3:54pm Thu 18 Oct 12
So obviously the Argus believes them to be liars as well.
Hove Actually says...
11:19am Tue 16 Oct 12