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Farmer fined more than £12,000 after cows attack walkers

HSE investigators said Cornish livestock owner failed to take action to remove the cattle or control risks

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
A farmer has been fined more than £12,000 after cows attacked walkers
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A farmer has been fined more than £12,000 after cows attacked walkers

A farmer from Cornwall has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 after walkers were attacked by cows while walking on a coastal path. Beverley Chapman of Tembleath Farm, St Columb Major pleaded guilty...

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