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Gloucestershire lambs beheaded in 'horrific' incident

A farmer found four of his sheep decapitated on May 20

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
The sheep's heads had been decapitated from their body
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The sheep's heads had been decapitated from their body

Four lambs were found decapitated by a ‘distressed' farmer over the weekend in the Forest of Dean area. Gloucestershire Police said the lambs had been removed from paddocks in Newent overnight between...

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