Police launch witness appeal after sheep killed in Middleton

It happened last week in a field near Mill Street

Mill Street
Author: Sian RochePublished 18th Dec 2023

Police are looking for witnesses, after a sheep was killed and stolen in Middleton.

It happened some time between midday at Wednesday 13 December and 11am on Thursday 14 December in a field near Mill Street.

A sheep was killed by a club hammer and taken away, with the hammer left on the footpath.

Anyone who knows who was responsible or saw anything suspicious is being urged to contact officers.

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