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5th January 2024 Lincolnshire
Rural Crime: Man fined more than £18k for hare coursing in Northamptonshire
A man has been fined more than £18,500 for using dogs to chase and kill hares in Northamptonshire. Fred Holmes was found guilty of two counts of trespass in pursuit of game, and two counts of being equipped to trespass in pursuit of hares.
On October 23 of last year, Holmes, 60, was seen in a field in Warmington in Northamptonshire with three dogs which went on to chase and kill a hare. When challenged by a witness, who told him what he was doing was illegal and asked him to leave, he assumed the person was the owner of the land.
