Hunt member slashed tyre on protester’s car (From Bicester Advertiser)
When It Happens Panel Get involved: send your photos, videos, news & views by texting 'OXFORD NEWS' to 80360 or email
Hunt member slashed tyre on protester’s car
9:30am Saturday 15th September 2012 in News
A MEMBER of the Heythrop Hunt has been found guilty of slashing the car tyres of an anti-hunt campaigner.
Thomas Macfarlane was convicted of criminal damage following the incident at a hunt on January 7 in which a rear tyre on hunt monitor Judy Gilbert’s car burst.
Macfarlane, 40, pleaded not guilty but was convicted after a trial at Banbury Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
Mrs Gilbert, from High Wycombe, Bucks, yesterday said: “ I am very pleased with the verdict and that at last someone has been brought to justice for an attack on my vehicle.
“To suffer this kind of attack is very upsetting and such abominable behaviour should not be tolerated.”
Macfarlane was fined £110, told to pay compensation of £105.60, a victims’ surcharge of £15, and £500 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Police said the attack happened in Chipping Norton.
Comments(6)
livid99
says...
8:56am Mon 17 Sep 12
Scumbag.
ger elttil OX2 0EJ
says...
4:49pm Mon 17 Sep 12
profgeof2000
says...
11:44am Sat 22 Sep 12
(maybe get 2 medium quality ones) THanks
Sophia
says...
11:34am Sun 23 Sep 12
Sophia
says...
11:34am Sun 23 Sep 12
davidofabingdon says...
8:35am Mon 17 Sep 12
Now can the herald tell me where I can get a set of tyres for that sort of money?