Teenage boy arrested after 14 sheep and lambs killed at Tollard Royal farm in Dorset

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Thursday 21 July 2022 at 8:27am

More than a dozen sheep and lambs are believed to have been killed at the farm in Dorset Credit: Dorset Police

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after more than a dozen sheep and lambs were killed at a farm in Dorset.

The incident happened in a field in Tollard Royal on Sunday 17 July, when 14 sheep and lambs died. Shortly after, Dorset Police launched an investigation.

Officers say they have now arrested a teenager from Verwood - he has been interviewed and released under investigation by Dorset Police Rural Crime Team.