Toby_Zaphod
Well-Known Member
If one of the horses has been injured then there could possibly be an offence of Criminal Damage, strange I know, but that it what the offence would be. As for the Police giving him a stern ticking off, they have to be careful when doing this because if the person has committed no criminal offence then what are they cautioning him for?
Don't get me wrong, I am in no way condoning what this person has done but it is very difficult for the police to do anything when there are no criminal offences disclosed.
In a case like this you either hope that the Police intervention will do something to stop this person however if it doesn't then private civil action may be the only course left to take. You may be able to obtain an injunction the keep the person away from you horses & off your property. This injunction needs to be granted with a power of arrest (not all injunctions are granted with this). Then if he persists the Police can get involved & arrest him for breaching the injunction & put him before the judge who granted the injunction. It's similar to contempt of court & judges don't like people who disregard their rulings.
Don't get me wrong, I am in no way condoning what this person has done but it is very difficult for the police to do anything when there are no criminal offences disclosed.
In a case like this you either hope that the Police intervention will do something to stop this person however if it doesn't then private civil action may be the only course left to take. You may be able to obtain an injunction the keep the person away from you horses & off your property. This injunction needs to be granted with a power of arrest (not all injunctions are granted with this). Then if he persists the Police can get involved & arrest him for breaching the injunction & put him before the judge who granted the injunction. It's similar to contempt of court & judges don't like people who disregard their rulings.