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Seven horses stolen by lorry gang | Seven horses stolen by lorry gang |
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The owner said the theft had damaged his business | |
A horse breeder in Nottinghamshire said he is shocked at the brazen way thieves took seven of his animals. | |
The gang took five pregnant black and white cob mares and a mare and its foal - each worth about £2,000 - from a field in Annesley last week. | The gang took five pregnant black and white cob mares and a mare and its foal - each worth about £2,000 - from a field in Annesley last week. |
Breeder Tom Gaskin said people had seen the theft but assumed the lorries had been sent on his behalf. | Breeder Tom Gaskin said people had seen the theft but assumed the lorries had been sent on his behalf. |
Police said they were investigating the crime and appealed for witnesses. | Police said they were investigating the crime and appealed for witnesses. |
Mr Gaskin said: "I got a call to say my horses were out but when I went down to have a look I couldn't find them all. | Mr Gaskin said: "I got a call to say my horses were out but when I went down to have a look I couldn't find them all. |
"I went to a cottage at the side and she said 'Oh, I thought you had moved them - a lorry loaded them up last night'." | "I went to a cottage at the side and she said 'Oh, I thought you had moved them - a lorry loaded them up last night'." |
He added: "They have ruined our business, we are devastated, I don't know what we can do about it." | He added: "They have ruined our business, we are devastated, I don't know what we can do about it." |
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