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Anyone who may have any information is asked to contact the PSNI. Alamy Stock Photo
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Thirteen lambs have necks 'deliberately broken' at village farm in Co Down
The lambs were killed at a farm on Drumsesk Road between 7pm on Friday and 7:45am on Saturday.
POLICE IN CO DOWN are investigating after 13 lambs were killed in the village of Rostrevor.
The lambs were killed at a farm on Drumsesk Road between 7pm on Friday 13 March and 7:45am on Saturday 14 March, police said.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “It appears that their necks had been deliberately broken.
“This is a shocking crime, and we would be keen to hear from anyone who noticed anything unusual in the area during the times above.”
Rostrevor is a village and townland in Co Down. It lies at the foot of Slieve Martin on the coast of Carlingford Lough, near Warrenpoint.
Anyone who may have any information is asked to contact the PSNI.
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