Probe for twisted horse killer following a ‘sickening’ assault
- Alfie was found dead in a property in Nottinghamshire on Thursday morning
- Police are now asking horse owners in the area to be vigilant
A manhunt is underway after a twisted killer mutilated a horse before leaving it to die in a field.
Alfie, a 16-year-old cob, was found butchered in the ‘sickening assault’ on Owday Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop in Nottinghamshire, on Thursday morning.
The traditional tri-coloured cob was last seen alive at around 7pm on Wednesday before his owner bathed Alfie and turned him out in a field for the night.
The ‘heartless’ assault on the defenceless creature has left his owner ‘distraught’, police say.
Detectives are now appealing for witnesses and are warning horse owners in the area to be vigilant, in case of similar attacks.
Alfie (pictured) was found butchered in a property off Owday Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop in Nottinghamshire, at around 10.30am on Thursday
The traditional tri-coloured cob was last seen alive at around 7pm on Wednesday before his owner bathed Alfie and turned him out in a field for the night
Chief Inspector Clive Collings, Nottinghamshire Police’s rural and wildlife crime lead, said: ‘Although it’s difficult to believe, all of the evidence shows that this was a sickening, heartless assault on a defenceless animal’
Chief Inspector Clive Collings, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: ‘Although it’s difficult to believe, all of the evidence shows that this was a sickening, heartless assault on a defenceless animal.’
‘This is the epitome of a senseless and violence attack,’ he added. ‘Alfie’s owner had been left distraught by his cruel death and wants justice for him.’
Police have urged anyone with recorded CCTV or doorbell camera footage to come forward.
‘We are also warning horse owners in the area to be extra vigilant, given the appalling nature of this crime.’
