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Pet goat's severed head thrown in Lincoln owner's garden | Pet goat's severed head thrown in Lincoln owner's garden |
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A family has been left "heartbroken" after their pet goat's severed head was thrown into their garden. | A family has been left "heartbroken" after their pet goat's severed head was thrown into their garden. |
Charlotte Houlden, who has two four-year-old girls, said her three Anglo-Nubian goats were stolen from their home in Lincoln on Sunday. | Charlotte Houlden, who has two four-year-old girls, said her three Anglo-Nubian goats were stolen from their home in Lincoln on Sunday. |
Two were returned unharmed earlier this week but on Wednesday morning, she made the grim discovery. | Two were returned unharmed earlier this week but on Wednesday morning, she made the grim discovery. |
She said she would now find new homes for the other two goats over fears for their safety. | She said she would now find new homes for the other two goats over fears for their safety. |
"I didn't want to believe it at first," she said. | |
"I looked over, saw something dark and thought it was a bird or a dead rabbit or something and I just screamed." | "I looked over, saw something dark and thought it was a bird or a dead rabbit or something and I just screamed." |
She has since broken the news to her daughters. | She has since broken the news to her daughters. |
"I had to tell them he'd died but I didn't tell them how or what I found. I couldn't do that to them," she said. | "I had to tell them he'd died but I didn't tell them how or what I found. I couldn't do that to them," she said. |
"They know he's gone and they're heartbroken, they really are." | "They know he's gone and they're heartbroken, they really are." |
Ms Houlden, who owns a number of other animals, had put out appeals via the local paper, BBC Radio Lincolnshire and social media after the goats went missing from a field at their home. | Ms Houlden, who owns a number of other animals, had put out appeals via the local paper, BBC Radio Lincolnshire and social media after the goats went missing from a field at their home. |
Lincolnshire Police said they were investigating. | Lincolnshire Police said they were investigating. |
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