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Ponies beaten in savage attack
A GANG of young thugs who savagely beat four ponies with metal or wooden poles, is being hunted by police.
The animals were in a field next to the waterworks on Churchill Way, Basingstoke, when they were attacked.
The owner went to feed her pets on Thursday, June 19, at about 7pm and when she arrived, she saw five teenagers - two boys and three girls - beating the animals, some of whom were lying on the ground.
The 64-year-old woman challenged the group, but they ran off.
As they were leaving the field, one of the young thugs threatened to come back and kill the ponies.
Pc Ian Wonnacott, safer neighbourhoods beat manager for the area, said: "This was a despicable attack on defenceless animals and I am disgusted by the behaviour of those responsible.
"This was an extremely distressing incident, not only for the animals but also for the owner who witnessed the attack.
"I would ask anyone who knows who was responsible, or has any information about this incident, to contact us in confidence.
"We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who saw five youths cycling past the Sainsbury's depot towards the Houndsmill roundabout about 7.10pm that evening."
Anyone with any information should contact Pc Wonnacott, at Basingstoke police station, on 0845 045 4545 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
For more on this story see your Monday Gazette.
10:14am Friday 27th June 2008
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CommentPosted by: Picket Dewfury, Basingstoke on 10:55am Fri 27 Jun 08
Execution is frankly too good for scum like this. Hunt them down, name them, shame them and let a few locals deal with them 'medieval' style.
Execution is frankly too good for scum like this. Hunt them down, name them, shame them and let a few locals deal with them 'medieval' style.
Posted by: Ragman, Hampshire on 11:29am Fri 27 Jun 08
[quote][bold]Picket Dewfury[/bold] wrote:
Execution is frankly too good for scum like this. Hunt them down, name them, shame them and let a few locals deal with them 'medieval' style.[/quote] Couldn't agree more. Would add that maybe including the parents of the little darlings would be an added bonus.
Picket Dewfury wrote:
Execution is frankly too good for scum like this. Hunt them down, name them, shame them and let a few locals deal with them 'medieval' style.
Couldn't agree more. Would add that maybe including the parents of the little darlings would be an added bonus.
Posted by: Ragman, Hampshire on 11:38am Fri 27 Jun 08
I've just noticed the same story on the BBC hampshire website - let's hope that the more people that know about this the greater the chance that justice will be done.
Probably find that magistrates will let them of with a 'slapped wrist' though.
I would prefer that they suffered the same fate as the ponies - maybe in the middle of festival place?
Maybe tattooing the words "Animal Abuser" on their foreheads would ensure that everyone knew what they had done - [quote]for life[/quote] .
I've just noticed the same story on the BBC hampshire website - let's hope that the more people that know about this the greater the chance that justice will be done.
Probably find that magistrates will let them of with a 'slapped wrist' though.
I would prefer that they suffered the same fate as the ponies - maybe in the middle of festival place?
Maybe tattooing the words "Animal Abuser" on their foreheads would ensure that everyone knew what they had done -
for life
.
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