Police find decapitated deer in horrific discovery whilst searching for poachers in Doncaster

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Last night (Sunday, January 21), the South Yorkshire Police Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team swapped two wheels for four and joined up with Nottinghamshire Police on a joint rural and wildlife crime operation.

The weather hampered officers a little, however, they did attend to an incident of decapitated deer at Hatfield.

This was a suspected poaching incident, enquiries are ongoing.Also, a vehicle was recovered for no insurance.A spokesman said: “We are committed to tackling rural and wildlife crime and have recently trained a number of officers up across the force.“If you have any information about poaching, badger baiting / digging, hare coursing or any other rural crime, please get in touch.“Any live incidents should be phoned in on either 999 or 101.”If it is specific information about a person, vehicle, or similar, you can email the team [email protected]@Nottinghamshire Police@SouthYorkshire Police

@South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner