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A suspected dog attack in a field killed 16 sheep and left 28 more so badly injured they had to be put down.
The incident near East Bergholt, between Ipswich and Colchester, is thought to have happened between Sunday lunchtime and Monday morning.
Suffolk Police said it was strongly suspected that dogs off their leads were responsible.
Sgt Brian Calver described it as by far the worst case of an attack of sheep he had ever seen.
He said: The suffering the animals must have gone through would have been terrible.
The sheep were killed after a dog attack in East Bergholt (stock image).
- Credit: Archant
More than a dozen sheep have been killed in a dog attack in East Bergholt, with 30 others needing to be put down as a result of their injuries.
The sheep were found mauled by dogs in Whitehorse Marsh, at the bottom of Dazeley’s Lane on the outskirts of the village, yesterday morning.
16 of the sheep died in the vicious attack - which saw many of their ears chewed off - with the rest suffering severe injuries.
Rupert Eley, the landowner, discovered what he described as carnage yesterday morning, and said it was devastating to see the sheep in this way.
The sheep were killed after a dog attack in East Bergholt (stock image).
- Credit: Archant
More than a dozen sheep have been killed in a dog attack in East Bergholt, with 30 others needing to be put down as a result of their injuries.
The sheep were found mauled by dogs in Whitehorse Marsh, at the bottom of Dazeley’s Lane on the outskirts of the village, yesterday morning.
16 of the sheep died in the vicious attack - which saw many of their ears chewed off - with the rest suffering severe injuries.
Rupert Eley, the landowner, discovered what he described as carnage yesterday morning, and said it was devastating to see the sheep in this way.