Police hunt teenager after four sheep die in Canberra property attack
Four sheep died in an alleged attack on a Canberra property. An 18-year-old suspect remains at large.
Police are searching for a teenager. Four sheep died in an alleged animal cruelty attack.
This happened at a rural property near the Monaro Highway in Canberra's south on September 16. ACT Police say a group of people rounded up eight sheep.
They locked them in a holding pen. Several animals were deliberately injured there.
One sheep died in the pen. Three others were so badly injured they had to be put down.
The property owner discovered the injured animals the next day and alerted police. The residence was also ransacked.
There was extensive disruption. An 18-year-old man was charged on October 9.
A search warrant was carried out at a Richardson property. A 27-year-old was separately charged with four counts of aggravated cruelty causing death and related offences.
An arrest warrant has been issued for the teenager, who remains at large.
- September 16
- Incident date
- 18-year-old at large; 27-year-old charged
- Suspects
Why it mattersThis case highlights how serious animal cruelty is. It also shows the police response to deliberate harm to livestock.
AustraliaRural property owners in the ACT are affected by the incident and the ongoing investigation into the attack.
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