Three men appear in court after incident involving female hunt monitor

She was assaulted and had items stolen from her

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 20th Jul 2024

Three men have appeared in court in connection with a hunting incident in North Dorset.

Dorset Police received a report during the afternoon of Thursday 9 December 2023 that a female hunt monitor had been assaulted and had property stolen while walking along Cannings Court Lane in Pulham.

Officers from the Dorset Rural Crime Team attended the incident.

Following enquiries from officers and an investigation by detectives, two men – one aged 18 from the Dorchester area and the other aged 28 from the Sherborne area – were charged with highway offences.

They appeared at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 17 July and they are next due to appear at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 24 September.

A 28-year-old man from the Blandford area was charged with theft and assault offences.

He appeared at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 17 July and he is next due to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 15 August.

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