Shetland pony beaten to death

BRUTAL yobs tied up and bludgeoned a Shetland pony to death in a ‘horrific and cowardly’ attack.

The rescue horse, called Paddy, was led from his field and beaten with the metal stake his owner used to tether him.

Police are hunting the killers after Paddy, whose breed grow to only around 3ft high, was found dead on wasteland near Yeovil in Somerset on Saturday morning.

Owner Dean Reddin, 20, said last night: ‘I can’t understand why anyone would want to do something so horrific to a defenceless animal. Paddy was a rescue horse and when I first got him he was really thin, so I fed him up and he would happily graze in a field with my partner’s horse Bailey. He was about 18 months old and was so content.’

RSPCA inspector John Pollock said: ‘Someone has taken this horse and walked him down to this secluded location where this horrific and cowardly attack took place. We are working with Avon and Somerset Police to find who is responsible.’