Saboteurs assaulted and cameras stolen by hunt – police want to arrest saboteurs
November 2016 – Saboteurs assaulted and cameras stolen by Atherstone Hunt – Leicestershire Police want to arrest saboteurs
Supporters of the Atherstone Hunt were filmed attacking saboteurs and then stealing their cameras before throwing them into a pond. Despite the incident being filmed and the victims making statements, an email from Leicestershire Police hunt/sab liaison officer PS Woodrow reveals that Leicestershire Police chose to believe a counter allegation made by the hunt despite the hunt providing no evidence to back up these claims.
Sabs Assaulted, Cameras stolen
Atherstone hunt 26/11/16 Heath Lodge Farm, Newbold VerdonSABS ASSAULTED AND CAMERAS STOLENFox filmed running from the meetSabs assaulted and cameras stolenLeicestershire police tell huntsman to stop huntingJust after the Atherstone hunt had moved off from their meet at Heath Lodge Farm sabs saw what looked like a bagged fox running from the farm towards them. Hunt supporters also saw it and began assaulting the small group of sabs, throwing one sab to the ground and stealing the camera from another sab who had filmed the fox. A body camera was also stolen with both cameras then thrown into a nearby pond. This is not the first time the Atherstone Hunt have stolen cameras that have either filmed illegal hunting or filmed the hunt using violence https://www.facebook.com/WestMidsHuntSabs/videos/vl.177864915951414/809092482569161/?type=1. Only last month the Whipper-In encouraged Huntsman Stuart Barton to steal the camera from a sab who had just filmed him jump off his horse and violently attack him. https://www.facebook.com/WestMidsHuntSabs/videos/vl.129195264208675/942197089258699/?type=1The incident was reported to the Police who were in attendance. Shortly after this incident Huntsman Barton was seen trying to hunt the same fox, calling his hounds all over the road and about to put them on to the line of the fox the other side of the road. Leicestershire police saw the fox and the hounds and told the hunt that he thought they were hunting and told them to stop. This is a welcome development from Leicestershire police and we hope its not a one off and that similar action will be taken next time the Atherstone are illegally hunting. However it wasn't all good from the Police with one officer a 1312 Lloyd telling one sab that “I don't think we should be policing the hunts at all”Barton had his face covered in what looked like foundation to try and hide the two big black eyes he received after being beaten by his former terrier-man. The hunt are still without a Whipper-In after their previous one was fired at the hunt ball. Dove Valley Minkhound huntsman Will Shaw continues to babysit Barton to try and prevent any calamities happening due to his poor hound control, he spent most of the day collecting stray hounds that Barton had lost. Thank you to everyone who has previously complained to Leicestershire Police, this latest development wouldn't have happened without you, lets hope this is the first step in Leicestershire Police cracking down on the Atherstones illegal hunting. Any help appreciated towards new cameras as sabs will be in the field next week. They stole over £400 of equipment.https://www.paypal.me/westmidlandhuntsabs
Publicado por West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs en Lunes, 28 de noviembre de 2016