Horror as Yorkshire poachers decapitate deer

POACHERS have decapitated a deer in a rural part of West Yorkshire.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Mar 2013, 10:01 BST
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Police said this morning that the deer’s head was dumped in a field at the roadside in Woolley, near Wakefield.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police’s Wakefield Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team said this morning: “Cruel and vicious poachers have killed a deer in Woolley. The deer was brutally decapitated and it’s head dumped in a field close to the roadside on Warren Lane.

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“The area surrounding Warren Lane, Woolley is a hotspot for lampers and poachers. Please keep your eyes open for this kind of activity and report any suspicious people or vehicles.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or [email protected], or anonymously Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.