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Gardaí Investigate Horse Beaten To Death
An investigation has been launched in Co Wicklow after the discovery of the body of a badly beaten horse.
A walker reported finding the body in a clearing at Ballymoyle wood, near Kilpatrick, at around 15:15 on Thursday.
A local source is quoted by The Irish Times as saying that the horse looked like it had been beaten to death.
Gardaí are investigating.
(MH/JP)
A walker reported finding the body in a clearing at Ballymoyle wood, near Kilpatrick, at around 15:15 on Thursday.
A local source is quoted by The Irish Times as saying that the horse looked like it had been beaten to death.
Gardaí are investigating.
(MH/JP)
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