Sunday, 7 January 2007, 13:26 GMT
Farm worker injured in pig attack
A farm worker was treated in hospital following an attack by a herd of pigs.
The 51-year-old man fell over and was attacked by a sow in a pen on the Heggatt Hall estate at Horstead, Norfolk, on Saturday.
The man was able to crawl out and summon help and was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
A Norfolk Police spokesman said: "It seems that when he fell, he was attacked by one of the sows and then other pigs joined in."
He added: "As a result he suffered bumps and bruises and a head injury, though it is not now considered to be life threatening."
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