Man charged in connection with fire at Borders farm
Last updated 3rd Jun 2024
Police probing a fire at a farm in the Borders, which led to the destruction of more than 200 bales of hay, say they've arrested a man.
More than two dozen cattle had to be rescued from a neighbouring barn after the blaze broke out at Stagehall Farm in Stow, around 11.30pm on March the 18th.
A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with the incident and released on an undertaking to appear in court at a later date.
Speaking at the time, former NFU President Nigel Miller, who owns the farm, said: "We've been lucky, we got the cattle out from the shed next door, and penned them up somewhere safe for the night, although they had quite a lot of smoke to breath. So hopefully we're okay in that way.
"But the impact on feed stocks to get us through winter, and bedding - to a degree - is a worry now as well. One of the courts is also unusable.
"I just hope it doesn't happen to anyone else and, to whoever does it, it's just madness!"
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