11 Feb, 2020 @ 08:03
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Men caught red handed cutting off protected sheep’s head in Spain’s Andalucia

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TWO men have been caught in the act of cutting off the head of a protected sheep in Andalucia. 

The 32 and 58-year-old were unaware that they were being tracked by Guardia Civil after being spotted roaming around a reserve for the sheep in Navas de San Juan in Jaen.

Agents tracked the pair on foot and caught them red-handed – literally – cutting off the head of a mouflon.

One of the men froze while the other grabbed his rifle – which had shot the horned animal – and made a run for it through the woods.

He was eventually caught in his 4×4 with his gun in the back seat.

The bullet from the animal is now being tested to confirm it came from the man’s gun.

They are both to be charged with crimes against the protection of flora and fauna.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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