Teen arrested over Virginia animal slashings

One of the 3 injured horses.

A 17-year-old teenager has been arrested inwards Virginia over the slashing of 3 horses inwards their pasture in addition to 4 farm animals at a neighbouring children’s attraction.

The attacks on the horses, used inwards a riding program, in addition to the farm animals used inwards a children’s attraction, occurred a calendar month apart in addition to resulted inwards appeals for information past times Fairfax County Police.

Police this calendar week announced that a Herndon expanse man child has been charged over the animate beingness slashings that took house at Frying Pan Park on May 26 in addition to Apr 26.

Police said they received a tip final Fri in addition to arrested the teen some 4pm the side past times side day.

He faces 4 felony counts of maiming animals, 3 misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals in addition to ii counts of unlawful entry.

Police expressed their gratitude to the community for helping to proceed the example active in addition to inwards Earth eye.

The horses attacked on Apr 26 were used inwards a programme for people amongst disabilities called the Spirit Open Equestrian Program. They suffered nasty cuts on their flanks, some of which required stitching.

The May 26 victims were ii goats – a nanny named Scandal in addition to an as-yet unnamed kid – a calf named Henry, in addition to a chicken. They alive at the Kidwell Barn at Frying Pan Park inwards the Herndon area.

The injured calf was even thus beingness bottle fed at the fourth dimension of the attack, in addition to would accept approached anyone who came near, thinking he mightiness last fed.

The Washington Post has reported to a greater extent than circumstances surrounding the alleged offending past times the youth after it accessed a search warrant used inwards the police pull investigation.

The paper reports that the teen had gone to the Equus caballus institution to cinema himself riding a horse, merely was unseated in addition to became angry. The assail on the horses in addition to thus followed, police pull allege.

It is alleged the youth was responsible for afterward assail on the farm animals.

 

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