Reward to find sheep killer

Tyre tracks indicated the sheep were reversed over as well

A reward is being offered by a charity to find a motorist who deliberately drove into seven sheep on moorland in Devon.

Five sheep died after the incident on Dartmoor on Saturday, 6 July, which was described as an "unspeakable horror" by the RSPCA.

Two of the dead animals were lambs which were just three-months-old.

Two other animals suffered broken legs and may have to be put down.

Now the Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society has offered to give a reward to help prosecute the person responsible.

Animal cruelty

The motorist responsible chased seven sheep across the moorland between Yelverton and Cadover Bridge in a car and, after hitting them, reversed back over the bodies.

The Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society said it was an act of "wanton cruelty" and has offered a reward to find the culprit.

Tom Anderson of the society said: "To drive out and intentionally knock down these sheep goes against all that we believe in.

"If a reward helps catch the person who did this, then it's money well spent."

If the driver responsible is caught and successfully prosecuted, he or she could be jailed for up to six months for animal cruelty.

Those responsible could face up to six months in prison for causing suffering to animals.