POLICE investigating the death and decapitation of a family’s pet pony have renewed their appeal for information.
The seven-year-old Shetland pony Trigger was reported stolen from its paddock at White Moor Allotments, in Spennymoor, County Durham, on November 8, last year.
Its severed head was discovered by owner, Patricia Lister, while she was out searching for the animal with friends.
The rest of Trigger’s remains were later recovered from woodland between Spennymoor and Ferryhill.
Durham Police have sent the animal’s remains to an equine pathologist at Newmarket, in Suffolk, and are they awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of the pony’s death.
Det Sgt Warren Hawes, of Spennymoor police, said the investigation continues and appealed for witnesses to get in touch.
Anyone with information is asked to call Durham police on 101, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800-555-111.
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